Steve Block wrote:
Correct me if I'm wrong, but this is the mailing list for the english Wikipedia, yes? So the point of asking is to try to work out what the policy is on that Wikipedia regarding libel. Great, you personally aren't affected. Does that absolve you of responsibility in attempting to formulate an understanding of the position to those it does affect and also to try and develop a policy on the situation? If you personally are unaffected, I'm very happy for you. Perhaps you could be sympathetic and at least understand the concerns of those that may be.
The problem is that we cannot base sensible policies by starting with the most restrictive cases, even in the English-speaking world, if our goal is maximal openness. Singapore is largely English-speaking too, for example, and I don't see anybody suggesting we ought to pay more attention to their laws on publishing (which are fairly extensive).
-Mark