-----Original Message----- From: David Gerard [mailto:dgerard@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, March 28, 2007 09:46 AM To: 'English Wikipedia' Subject: Re: [WikiEN-l] BLP - a case study
On 28/03/07, MacGyverMagic/Mgm macgyvermagic@gmail.com wrote:
He's notable for his academic work. His personal life should be briefly mentioned if at all. "He divorced his wife in a messy court battle" (or however you say that neutrally). The details are not important to an article about him.
If it's something a reader would reasonably expect to be mentioned in an article, because it was a famous incident (even if it's rubbish), then it'll need to be mentioned in the article, because otherwise it'll be readded and readded and readded.
- d.
This is realistic, but accepts the premise that Wikipedia will always be second-rate, since "anyone can edit". And the premise that we cannot make and enforce policy with respect to regular editors.
Fred