Wikipedia:Argumentum ad Larryem
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 | This page in a nutshell: Do not make arguments or proposals solely based on the ideas of Larry Sanger. |
Argumentum ad Larryem is the logical fallacy that Larry Sanger's opinions (as someone involved early in the project) are somehow a reason to operate Wikipedia differently.
Avoid creating policy proposals, content change requests, or appeals based on what he has said. He has criticized the project from the very beginning, using very similar arguments. Sanger's arguments have not held sway among Wikipedia's editors at any point in those 20 years, so why would they hold sway now?
See also
- Wikipedia:Argumentum ad Jimbonem
- Godwin's law, also known as Argumentum ad Hitlerum
- WP:HITLER, the Wikipedia essay which advises users to "stick to the point in discussions and avoid demonising one's opponents." Even if they may be Sangerites.