Negative information was sourced to talk shows in the form of copyvio rehostings on YouTube of uncertain veracity in violation of WP:LINKVIO and WP:RS. The editors who wished to use those talk shows were invited to obtain legitimate video or transcripts, and never did so.
Of course, as we all know digital information never gets manipulated in misleading ways.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Jimbogoesswimming.jpg
-Lise
On Fri, Jun 5, 2009 at 2:42 PM, wjhonson@aol.com wrote:
-----Original Message----- From: Durova nadezhda.durova@gmail.com To: English Wikipedia wikien-l@lists.wikimedia.org Sent: Fri, 5 Jun 2009 12:43 pm Subject: Re: [WikiEN-l] A new solution for the BLP dilemma
Of course ArbCom doesn't ban someone merely for correcting BLP problems; no one suggests they did.
:The subject himself is no boy scout. When he gained attention a ghost from his closet emerged, and his attempts to deal with the resulting problems at Wikipedia were so counterproductive that he got sitebanned.
BLP problems did exist, though--very serious ones. For example, negative information was being sourced to non-notable forums where the harasser had impersonated the article subject.
The subject was trollable, and got trolled. Wikipedia should have been able to resolve that mess without so much wasted time on everybody's part.>>
Whether anyone had impersonated the subject or not is speculation without any evidence other than the subject himself.
That his bank account was "cleaned up" or whether it was even related to his article is again speculation without any evidence other than the subject himself.
Negative information was sourced as well to nationally syndicated radio talk shows. As you recall.
Matt is not an example of what you're trying to accomplish. He did not want his article removed (initially), what he wanted was a whitewash. However he went on record stating that he used to be a male prostitute. Investigations turned up his newspaper advertisements and his website advertising his sex services. Those were linked directly to his own address and phone number.
The world in which we actually live, is one in which most people can be tracked, knowing only a few pieces of data. This has occurred a number of times in-project and out, as you know.
No one makes your bed except you yourself.
Again this isn't a good example. I'm sure you should be able to find a better one.
Will Johnson
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