PM isn't a book, it's a community: you can give to the community even posting wrong answers.
Yeah, and I can hand out manure as Christmas presents as well. Just the fact it's possible doesn't mean it's actually useful. Or harmless.
Stopping the red light should result in wrong answers being cut out?
Huh? Stopping at red lights will reduce the number of accidents, and the fact that in a rare case a life might be saved by running a red light doesn't mean anyone should run red lights. The fact that in a rare case a wrong answer will be more helpful than 15 correct ones (a statement I highly doubt, and I'd be surprised if in the 5 years of Perlmonks one example can be found) shouldn't be a reason to not think twice before answering.
I prefer to see a correction post by some other guy than nothing at all
Yes, once a wrong post has been made, a correction post is better than nothing at all. But there's a barrier for posting correction posts: they are often awarded with negative reputation. Now, I don't care, but many people do care about their XP. And it would have even be better if the poster of the wrong answer hadn't answered at all - then the "correction" poster could have spend his time on answering the question. Wrong answers aren't helpful for the asker of a question either; if a question can be answered wrongly (and this is ok, or even promoted) no answer is helpful. You have no idea whether the answer is right, and if it's wrong, there might be a correction posted. But you will not know when - if at all. How long should you wait? Wrong answers do more damage than they do good, despite some anecdotic evidence of it sometimes working out allright.
preserves speech freedom
Freedom of speech has nothing to do with it. The suggestion wasn't to delete any nodes - the suggestion was to restrain yourself from guessing an answer, and to only answer if you know. If freedom of speech is an issue for you, aim your arrows on the node-reaper.
it gives yet another point of view
That's allright for things that can have "point of views". But claiming gravity doesn't exist isn't a "point of view". It's plain wrong.
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In reply to Re^6: To help not to misguide by Perl Mouse
in thread To help not to misguide by c_chipster

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