[WikiEN-l] Saucy Sources, reliable and re : libel.

[Fred Bauder]

> Quoting Fred Bauder <fredbaud at fairpoint.net>:
>
>>
>>>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:William_Pietri/Legaldispute
>>
>> which contains the language:
>>
>> "Content has been removed from this article because of a dispute over
>> the legality of its inclusion, and so the article may not meet normal
>> Wikipedia standards.
>> Please see the discussion on the talk page."
>>
>> Raises some interesting questions. "Normal Wikipedia standards" permit
>> violations of Wikipedia:Biographies of living persons? Do not take
>> malice into account? I don't think so.
>>
>> Focus on that word "malice"; that is the legal black hole which will
>> produce serious liability.
>>
>> Fred
>
> Um, Fred, I'm confused by this statement. The actual malice standard is
> a standard which is only relevant in the United States and only the
> standard for public figures. William Pietri's proposed template doesn't
> address what  country
> or standard is precisely in use. And Pietri's template doesn't even
> address that
> the issue is libel. So what precisely are you saying?