My recommendation: [[Category:Alleged Soviet spies]] (serious allegations only, thankyouverymuch), and [[Category:Convicted Soviet spies]]. In both cases we avoid having to make a value judgment as to the truth of said espionage accusation by making it into a category bestowed by other people. (That is, whether the Rosenbergs were Soviet spies is still disputed by some, but none would dispute that they were convicted as such).
FF
On 11/7/05, Sam Korn smoddy@gmail.com wrote:
I suggest you bring this up on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WP:CFD
I agree that the change needs to be made. Perhaps there can be a second category for confirmed Soviet spies.
Sam
On 11/7/05, Chip Berlet c.berlet@publiceye.org wrote:
Hi,
The Wikipedia entry "Category:Soviet spies" is a magnet for a defamation lawsuit. Many of the people in the list were never indicted, and some denied the charge in public. At least one person is still alive: "Harry Magdoff".
At best, this should be renamed to something like: "Category:Accused Soviet spies" .
I freely confess I have a vested interest in this matter, currently well into the second month of mdiation with Nobs01on a related matter without a single compromise paragraph having been written:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Requests_for_mediation/Cberlet_and_No...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Requests_for_mediation/Cberlet_and_No...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Requests_for_mediation/Cberlet_and_No...
But since this mediation seems to be dragging on for months, I though that I would mention this now, rather than wait for the mediation to hit the year 2006.
Some folks here on this list should consider the possible defmation issue very seriously. I messed up my first attempt to deal with this on Wiki. I meant to suggest a name change or deletion, but misunderstood the process.
I have prevailed after being sued for defamation twice, but it cost tens of thousands of dollars just to get a judge to toss me out of the case.
Cberlet
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