[WikiEN-l] Category:Soviet spies

[Fastfission]

Chip --

I'll nominate it for a name change. I think these Soviet spy cases are
often too difficult to put into a "confirmed" epistemological
category, even with confessions, anyway.

FF

On 11/7/05, Chip Berlet <c.berlet at publiceye.org> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I put "Category:Soviet spies"  on Categories for Deletion, but even though most of the people thought a name change was a good idea, since most of them did not vote to Delete, the ruling was to Keep.  I objected, but got no response.
>
> -Cberlet
>
> ________________________________
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> From: wikien-l-bounces at Wikipedia.org on behalf of Sam Korn
> Sent: Mon 11/7/2005 9:34 AM
> To: English Wikipedia
> Subject: Re: [WikiEN-l] Category:Soviet spies
>
>
>
> I suggest you bring this up on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WP:CFD
>
> I agree that the change needs to be made.  Perhaps there can be a
> second category for confirmed Soviet spies.
>
> Sam
>
> On 11/7/05, Chip Berlet <c.berlet at publiceye.org> wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > The Wikipedia entry "Category:Soviet spies" is a magnet for a defamation lawsuit. Many of the people in the list were never indicted, and some denied the charge in public. At least one person is still alive: "Harry Magdoff".
> >
> > At best, this should be renamed to something like: "Category:Accused Soviet spies" .
> >
> > I freely confess I have a vested interest in this matter, currently well into the second month of mdiation with Nobs01on a related matter without a single compromise paragraph having been written:
> >
> > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Requests_for_mediation/Cberlet_and_Nobs01/Workshop
> >
> > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Requests_for_mediation/Cberlet_and_Nobs01
> >
> > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Requests_for_mediation/Cberlet_and_Nobs01/A3
> >
> > But since this mediation seems to be dragging on for months, I though that I would mention this now, rather than wait for the mediation to hit the year 2006.
> >
> > Some folks here on this list should consider the possible defmation issue very seriously. I messed up my first attempt to deal with this on Wiki. I meant to suggest a name change or deletion, but misunderstood the process.
> >
> > I have prevailed after being sued for defamation twice, but it cost tens of thousands of dollars just to get a judge to toss me out of the case.
> >
> > Cberlet
> >
> >
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