On 4/9/07, Jeff Raymond jeff.raymond@internationalhouseofbacon.com wrote:
MacGyverMagic/Mgm wrote:
My point being that the first part of this proposed policy should determine if the bio is actually causing the subject real world harm. Notability isn't the problem, so it's not the solution either. If there is negative information in a biography it can be removed. No reason to remove the entire article.
IF we aren't the first publication of it, THEN we're not causing harm. We're simply sharing information, nothing more and nothing less.
-Jeff
A newspaper article is usually published once and never heard from again unless someone goes looking for it. Wikipedia is a highly visible place, so we bring things to people's attention that would otherways be forgotten. I'd say that means we could cause harm whether we're the first, second or third.
Mgm