Jossi Fresco wrote:
On Aug 20, 2006, at 9:50 PM, Delirium wrote:
Some suggestions that we leave out "unimportant" but true facts are a little more problematic, though, and suggestions that we shouldn't be able to have open discussions during the article-writing process are even more problematic.
No one is asserting that, Mark.
We can discuss such issues in talk pages by removing content and using diffs (that are not spidered by Google). All the discussion needs to be in these cases could be as simple as: "I have removed your comment as per [[WP:BLP]]. You can see it [http://Diff_URL here]. Please provide a reliable source that describe this viewpoint. Thanks."
I'm discussing the case where the content wasn't added in the first place, but is first brought up on the talk page. For example, I might recall something about a politicians' scandal that isn't currently in the article, and ask if anyone who has access to a better research database can find any references. People are proposing that I shouldn't be allowed to post this---even on the talk page---unless I've first dug up solid references myself, because it's unsourced information that would be libelous if false.
-Mark