On 4/8/07, Steve Summit scs@eskimo.com wrote:
Anthony wrote:
By that definition, are there any people who have articles, have requested deletion, and are not ordinarily covered by the media?
[[Seth Finkelstein]] springs immediately to mind.
Thanks. With that link I found the page I thought I remembered: [[Category:Biography_articles_of_living_people_who_have_requested_removal]]
Unfortunately, it seems to no longer be up to date.
Looking at the arguments made by Seth at [[Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/Seth_Finkelstein]], I think that ethically, something should be done. Maybe it'd be enough to permanently protect articles like his. This wouldn't be a solution for DB or Angela though, as there is far too much potential for conflict of interest. Then again, maybe that's an article that Wikipedia shouldn't have articles on DB or Angela (or Jimmy Wales) at all, even if they don't request deletion, because there is too much potential for a conflict of interest.
But then, if you delete the article on Angela and Jimbo, people like Seth might complain about a double standard if his article merely gets protected.
Anthony