On Wed, 9 Apr 2008, Todd Allen wrote:
However, if several sources
-have- corroborated the story, and it is major enough to be of
encyclopedic interest, we should refer the person to those who
reported it if an error has been made. That person's interests will
ultimately be better served by having the original source of erroneous
information correct it.
Isn't it a little arrogant to tell someone "we're not going to correct this
BLP
because we think it's better for you"?
Of course it's a fake "better for you". You're just saying that
it's better
for them because you're trying to justify interpreting the policy to do it
that way. Personally I think their interests would be better served by having
the erroneous information immediately removed from Wikipedia, even if the
original source is stubborn about it.