2008/6/23 Bryan Derksen bryan.derksen@shaw.ca:
Why does the fact that he was a "victim" change the standards for what the contents of an article about him should be? That seems like it fits the definition of POV very well.
Let's assume that it doesn't. Hey, let's assume that you think that somebody who is bullied deserves it, if they're fat or something.
So should we also create wikipedia categories for:
Category:rape victim Category:child abuse victim
and add them to BLP articles?
After all, in some cases it's a matter of public record right? I mean of course if the person makes a point to talk about it to the press that might be entirely appropriate to raise awareness of an issue or something, but if they didn't?
How do you propose to judge this without resorting to original research?
The point is the principle that just because it may be true, doesn't mean you have to necessarily put it in a BLP article. There are legal and ethical constraints that make it to not always be a good idea.