[WikiEN-l] Category:Soviet spies

[Chip Berlet]

Yes, but I am the one who added "Several denied they
were spies, and even more were never indicted." 
 
And even that caveat is not sufficient to ameliorate the heading.
 
-Cberlet

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From: wikien-l-bounces at Wikipedia.org on behalf of Andrew Gray
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Subject: Re: [WikiEN-l] Category:Soviet spies



<<SNIP>> 


For [[Category:Soviet spies]], however, the description is: "This
category lists people who are said to have spied for the Soviet Union
by some sources. Many are not Soviet citizens. Several denied they
were spies, and even more were never indicted."

This is somewhat less stringent, certainly. I mean, there's no
shortage of claims that [[Harold Wilson]] was a Soviet spy - should he
be in that category? God no - and if there'd been accusations of rape
he wouldn't be in [[Category:Rapists]]. But under the wording now,
you'd be perfectly justified adding him...

The difference between the scope of the categories can be put this
way: you wouldn't be able to add Bill Clinton to the Rapists category,
but you would be able to add Wilson to the Soviet spies one. Yet the
accusations are only accusations for both...

--
- Andrew Gray
  andrew.gray at dunelm.org.uk
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