Re: [libreplanet-discuss] Proposal for "FUD responses" wiki pages

[Daniel Pocock]

On 28/02/16 13:09, Michael Lamb wrote:
>> This is a great idea and I think we should start organizing to make it
>> reality.
> 
> Okay, here's an initial proposal just to get the ball rolling:
> 
> - An index page titled something like "Common arguments and responses"
> - Sub-pages of that page that follow a common template:
> -- Title: a critique, always in quotes
> -- A one-sentence response
> -- A paragraph-length response

Would it be helpful to provide conversational responses?

Giving people paragraphs to use (either at a party or in an email
discussion) may give the impression it is a sales pitch.

A more conversational response:

"companies really don't like GPL"

"Isn't that only true for companies who are making and selling
proprietary software?  Did you know that companies in many industries
that don't produce software themselves find GPL attractive?"


> -- A longer response, if needed, with links to supplemental information
> -- Examples "in the wild" of where people have made these arguments
> (to examine the larger discussion)
> 
> I mocked up some examples here:
> https://libreplanet.org/wiki/User:Datagrok/Misinformation
> 
> I'm a novice at MediaWiki, so please feel free to modify or delete as
> you like. Also I'm aware that MediaWiki has a facility for "page
> templates" that might be useful, but I haven't used it before.
>