Actually, no.
This is something that leaves the Wikipedia/Media foundation with some
serious legal problems, if one person's managed to get their bio deleted and
another person's having that prevented (I'm pretty sure I know who Mr. Hare
is referring to, too).
Parker
On 1/3/07, Deathphoenix <originaldeathphoenix(a)gmail.com> wrote:
hahaha... perhaps because he asked nicely? Well, that is a question for
James Wales and the Wikimedia Foundation.
On 1/3/07, James Hare <messedrocker(a)gmail.com> wrote:
James Wales *shudder*
In any case, if -he- gets his article deleted because he petitioned
Jimmy
Wales to, then why can't we apply this
consistantly?
(You know who I'm talking about.)
On 1/3/07, Deathphoenix <originaldeathphoenix(a)gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Hi folks, apologies in advance if double-posting to here an [[WP:AN]]
is
> bad, but the following is an email sent by
Sam Vaknin, an individual
who
> has
> had some problems with Wikipedia in the past, to members of some of
his
> mailing lists. The general gist is that
he's asking his members to
edit
> [[List of further reading on narcissism and
narcissistic personality
> disorder]], [[Narcissism (psychology)]], and [[Narcissistic
personality
> disorder]]. Of course, some edits will be
good, but I think the three
> articles will see an increase in the number of edits in the next
little
while,
and hence, some higher scrutiny will be beneficial. I posted a
chopped-down version to [[WP:AN]], but the following is the full
version,
> minus the usual mailing list footers.
>
> ---
> Dear members,
>
> Many of you wrote to me to ask why there is no "Sam Vaknin" entry in
the
Wikipedia
(there is an entry for the late and great Tim Field and
entries
for many other online personalities).
Once, there was a "Sam Vaknin" entry on the Wikipedia.
Anyone can edit Wikipedia entries, so my entry was hijacked by trolls
and
flamers and consequently, it contained slander
and libel.
I had to write many letters to James Wales and to the legal advisor of
the
> Wikipedia (including repeated threats of litigation) to get the entry
> deleted.
>
> Please do NOT initiate a new entry, as some of you suggested. I do NOT
> want
> to be the subject an entry in the Wikipedia.
>
> My deleted entry:
>
>
http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sam_Vaknin&action=edit
>
> My views about the Wikipedia:
>
>
http://samvak.tripod.master.com/texis/master/search/?q=Wikipedia
>
> BUT
>
> There is something you can do.
>
> The Wikipedia entries for Narcissism (Psychology) and Narcissistic
> Personality Disorder are laughable and contain numerous inaccuracies,
> urban
> legends and utter nonsense.
>
> Some parts of the entries are borrowed verbatim from my work (without
> attribution or credit, without my permission, and despite numerous
> protests
> and notices of copyright infringement issued by my publisher). But
about
> 60%
> of the text require urgent revisions or outright deletion.
>
> Anyone can edit the entries. All you have to do is click on the edit
> button
> in the upper navigation bar of the article. You can change the text,
add
external
links, add references to literature, citations, and anything
else
you deem relevant. I encourage to give it a try.
Click on these links:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_further_reading_on_narcissism_and_narc…
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narcissism_%28psychology%29
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narcissistic_personality_disorder
Have a great year!
Sam Vaknin
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