On 5/23/07, Trebor Rowntree trebor.rowntree@gmail.com wrote:
On 5/23/07, David Gerard dgerard@gmail.com wrote:
On 23/05/07, Jeff Raymond jeff.raymond@internationalhouseofbacon.com wrote:
On Wed, May 23, 2007 3:04 pm, Trebor Rowntree wrote:
Can you point out where in the policy it says that? Reading it, BLP is extremely focused on sourcing and doesn't even touch upon the idea of completely deleting sourced articles on individuals who are negative. There seems to be a gulf between what's written there, and what most people
seem
to think it is.
It's not even most. This is a relatively recent idea, and I don't know where it came from, but there's significant doubt in my mind that this bizarre interpretation has any wide support.
Um, it came from Jimbo declaring it as the right approach here after the Siegenthaler fuckup. Perhaps that was before your time.
Sorry, repeating myself here. The lesson from Siegenthaler was to source source source, and delete anything which wasn't. It didn't (and BLP doesn't) say anything about deletion of articles about individuals famous for negative reasons.
Seconded; If this was supposed to be part of the policy, it should have been written down in the policy.
It wasn't; this is confusing to me and others. My expectations were set by the written policy, and what I see people doing in practice, which are contrary to the policy as asserted here.
If the policy as intended differs from the policy as written down, or as enforced, please someone in a position of responsibility and respect make a change to WP:BLP and announce it widely so that everyone knows.
And, undoubtedly, be prepared to hunker down in a bunker in a flame-proof suit for a day or two...