[WikiEN-l] iCorrect

[David Gerard]

On 28 March 2011 15:43, Nathan <nawrich at gmail.com> wrote:

> I think you're going a bit overboard there, Doc. I agree that the
> claims of the subject shouldn't be ignored, particularly if they spend
> $1000 to publish a correction on a startup site (as long as we can
> confirm it is them). But should it count as a reliable reference to
> trigger a chance in our articles? Not necessarily. Geni and I have
> both worked over the years on a particular BLP where the subject has
> enormous financial resources and the apparent desire to
> distort/falsify his record. If we were to credit his public statements
> as fact, we'd be allowing him to hijack our content to suit his own
> needs.


However, noting what the subject says is surely apposite in the
general case, even if it's delusional - as long as it can be
reasonably cited in a source that is almost certainly said subject.


- d.