On Wed, 4 Apr 2007 06:29:53 -0700 (PDT), Ken Arromdee arromdee@rahul.net wrote:
Letting people fix it themselves, though, has one advantage: it's removed *immediately*, not when some volunteer gets around to it. Moreover, figuring out who to complain to is itself something that newcomers may find difficult to do.
Yes. This situation, though, should be fixable. Nobody should have to stand against all comers in removing offensive material about them, and neither is it fair to expect them to judge what is objectively fair when they are personally involved.
The box:
[ If you feel it necessary to make changes to Wikipedia articles despite a real or perceived conflict of interest, we '''strongly encourage''' you to submit content for community review on the article's talk page or file a [[WP:RFC|Request for Comment]] to the wider community, and to let one or more trusted community members judge whether the material belongs in Wikipedia. ]
should, I think be added to along the lines of:
[ If you see something in an article where you are conflicted, which you consider to be offensive or defamatory, you are requested to [[Wikipedia:Contact us/Article problem/Factual error (from subject)|contact us immediately]], our volunteers will aim to assist you in resolving your issue ]
Guy (JzG)