From: Nikola Smolenski
On Wednesday 05 November 2003 16:45, Jimmy Wales wrote:
- GOOD TASTE
Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, a reference work, not a tool for our
own
self-promotion. I can easily envision a mocking criticism of us as
a
non-serious work if we all start writing entries about ourselves.
"Of
the 1,234 page-length biographies in wikipedia, fully 10% of them
are
of Wikipedia contributors writing about themselves." Ick.
I think that I've found a loophole: criteria for inclusion of
biographies
state that anyone who writes for a publication with circulation higher then 5,000, could be included. And when Wikipedia 1.0 gets published... So, perhaps the rule should be changed to "a publication except Wikipedia"
;)
We should assume common sense and respect among our membership, rather than legalistic numbskullery.
We don't need to try to close loopholes--nor should we consider the criteria for inclusion anything more than suggestions to guide the informed decision-making of our intelligent, reasonable members.