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[edit] Advertising?
Attempts by varous partisans to remove any critical responses continue. This is strange considering the generally critical attitude of Crimethinc itself. There are no slander pieces, or even mean-spirited attacks -- but the thin-skinned attempts to reduce this entire entry into an advertorial on behalf of Crimethinc is strange, and should cease.
[edit] Calvin and Hobbes
There is a really awesome zine by Robin Banks (get it?) that was released by crimthinc. It is a compilation of a bunch of Calvin and Hobbes cartoons that have political and social themes along with commentary on each cartoon. It is really cool. Should we mention it?
Does anyone else find it ironic that a decentralized anarchist organization has an "official" website? :) Tualha 14:18, 16 Dec 2003 (UTC)\
XD
[edit] not centralized
its not an offical webpage, its just a webpage
or maybe, the fbi?
- They have like 5 "official" websites or something
[edit] "...Inc"
I know there is some writing about the reason behind the "Inc" in the name... seemed like something ironic to me...
[edit] to clear some things up.
There IS a cell in sweden. Though they update their website infrequently, they do exist. and distribute the european version (which is slightly different than the US one) of "days of war" across their continent. http://www.demonbox.com/
the CrimethInc.com site has a list of FAQ, some unanswered questions might be addressed there -- http://www.crimethinc.com/main/faq.html
[edit] editing of criticism
I've included two links to criticism of Crimethinc from differing perspectives. As per the controversies they've courted, that seems entirely appropriate. If someone sees fit to remove ANY critical notes about this project, they should at least have the decency to explain why. This is not a free advertising service, and a diversity of perspectives seems entirely appropriate. If other critical pieces go up, there is now a "criticism" subhead.
- Those articles should not have their own section, it's improper formatting. Critical articles still go in the external links section. The Ungovernable Force 02:21, 28 March 2006 (UTC)
- This is is just poor BLANK trying to use CrimethInc.'s success and popularity to get his own name out there and it is pathetic. I don't feel like one attack piece and one totally half-assed review from years ago of one book really belong in the external links section. I mean, if you think that external book reviews are that important then it seems like you should list more then one or two negative ones but a variety, from a variety of sources. Anyway, BLANK, get over yourself, really.
- btw: what's YOUR name?
>>It doesn't really matter what "you feel" is relevant or not. That the beauty of unlimited space. What you "feel" is that NO criticism of your pet projects shall be tolerated and you will resort to censorship to maintain a fragile facade of deft cleverness. In terms of maintaining a diversity of perspectives, I've noted that several other political pages on Wikipedia have distinct "criticism" subsections to avoid skirmishes on the main page. What is interesting here is that someone apparently believes that NO criticism whatsoever of Crimethinc shall be posted here, unless they happen to agree with it, and is policing the page through personal attacks and unwarrented deletions.
>> Wikipedia is not an advertising service. With that in mind, what is the protocol when one individual decides to use the definitions as a form of advertising? (that is, to allow no dissenting voice).
hello BLANK!? don't confuse your slander with a dissenting voice. do us all a favor and grow up a bit. you have waaay too much time n your hands.
- Could someone please explain what this bickering is about? Who is BLANK anyways? The Ungovernable Force 05:06, 25 April 2006 (UTC)
- BLANK is the guy who wrote the 'in love with itself' review, hence his constant promotion of it. even though the review has been soundly rejected in the countless public forums he has posted it in, that hasn't stopped him from his endless leeching onto crimethinc's success and notoriety. fyi. as i read in a private email "oh, BLANK, he is locally famous as this cranky maoist, just ignore him, it is what all of us have to do."
- Additional criticism should be posted as the arguments around Crimethinc have been widespread within the general milieu. The attempt of an anonymous person to interject personal attacks is as weird and misguided as his(?) attempted deletion of critical reviews. Wikipedia is not a free advertising service, personal attacks are low, low, low.
[edit] citation/explanation needed
"turning one's life into a series of moments" in the Intro is a pretty vague/ridiculous point, and one that needs a citation, explaination or both.
- I'm pretty sure they talk about that in Days of War Nights of Love. It is something various CrimethInc publications have advocated though. And it means viewing and living life as a series of moments so as to focus on the here and now and not sacrifice your current happiness for a future goal. Ungovernable ForceThe Wiki Kitchen! 04:04, 1 September 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Critiques
The critiques idea is a good one. I'm a fan and a sometime contributor to the crimethinc cause. Ironically some of the most scathing critiques come from the crimethinc "organization" itself. A bit of exploration on their website should render some great ideas for critiques. Crimethinc endlessly critiques itself... give it a shot?--24.92.121.133 23:38, 24 February 2007 (UTC)Feeboot
Is Nickelback really part of CrimethInc? That seems like vandalism to me. 140.77.241.11 15:07, 19 March 2007 (UTC)
