On 03/10/05, dpbsmith@verizon.net dpbsmith@verizon.net wrote:
I'd like to redefine "vanity" as meaning "an imbalanced mix of motives in which serving the needs of the contributor outweights serving the needs of the reader."
Redefine "reader" as "project", and there's the rub - that definition holds for *everything*.
Adding a link to your site to a relevant article? That (usually) helps the encyclopedia. Adding a link to your site to every page in seven categories? That's spam; the benefits to you strongly outweigh those to the encyclopedia.
Editing a political article because it has a garbled description of the beliefs you subscribe to? Helps us, benefits the encyclopedia. Rewriting a political article to support your personal beliefs? It's done for your benefit not ours, so it's not good.
-- - Andrew Gray andrew.gray@dunelm.org.uk