Will Beback wrote:
We redact personal contact info from BLPs because we respect our subjects, and we shouldn't include links to self-published sites that are harassing Wikipedia editors because we respect our editors.
Well, at least we agree that respecting editors is good. However, I deny removing links to an entire site is the same universally respectful thing that not publishing some biography subject's phone number is.
When external sites have posted crazy things about me, on-Wikipedia linking of that was helpful in one case, and would have been welcome in the other. Informed support from colleagues is a much greater source of strength to me than that of people who might have the hazy impression that somewhere, someone is doing something bad.
Further even when redaction of entire sites might respect the individual editor's wishes, it's not clear to me that the wishes of one editor involved in a kerfuffle should automatically override respecting the good-faith needs of other editors.
I also think you are neglecting both the reader and our public image in this question. Putting a subject's phone number in an article doesn't serve the average reader, and would make us look like idiots. Removing an otherwise useful link will reduce our value to readers and likely harm our public image.
I understand you feel strongly about this, but when your every comment on the topic shows only positive spin, I find it hard to give your views much weight. Perhaps you could try a more balanced approach?
Thanks,
William