Re: Signifying Rapper
Would some editor apart from myself care to look at this article for a second opinion? I have doubts on the inclusion of an external quote which refers to Jimmy Page as a "cocksucker", a "prick" and implies he is a thief. Wikipedia doesn't censor in regard to language but I find the tone of that quote inappropriate, unbalanced and opinionated for an encyclopaedia. Maybe it's just me but I would like another opinion on the inclusion of that passage.
Meg
Yes, I think that's an NPOV issue. I would remove the quote, unless it is massively important to the article (and at a glance, it doesn't seem to be).
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On 7/23/07, Meg Ireland megireland99@gmail.com wrote:
Re: Signifying Rapper
Would some editor apart from myself care to look at this article for a second opinion? I have doubts on the inclusion of an external quote which refers to Jimmy Page as a "cocksucker", a "prick" and implies he is a thief. Wikipedia doesn't censor in regard to language but I find the tone of that quote inappropriate, unbalanced and opinionated for an encyclopaedia. Maybe it's just me but I would like another opinion on the inclusion of that passage.
Meg
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On 7/23/07, Giggy g1ggyman@gmail.com wrote:
Yes, I think that's an NPOV issue. I would remove the quote, unless it is massively important to the article (and at a glance, it doesn't seem to be).
I have to disagree. The quote, while understandably quite intemperate, is by a participant who raises a number of important issues regarding the court case, such as the propriety of enforcing copyright on works that are themselves derivative and the ability to achieve a fair hearing in the justice system when up against large moneyed corporate interests. We can leave out the part about Jimmy Page being a "cocksucker" though.
I don't know the subject, so I can't say if its notable or fairly presented, but it can certainly be characterized rather than repeated, and the exact language isn't an essential integral part of it.
If the words are justified, fine, but in this case they don't add much; they just signify "Ferrara was angry". So I've had a go at re-presenting the same quote slightly differently. Any better?
http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Signifying_Rapper&oldid=146605...
FT2 :)
-----Original Message----- On Behalf Of Meg Ireland Sent: Monday, July 23, 2007 4:59 AM Subject: [WikiEN-l] Signifying Rapper
Re: Signifying Rapper
Would some editor apart from myself care to look at this article for a second opinion? I have doubts on the inclusion of an external quote which refers to Jimmy Page as a "cocksucker", a "prick" and implies he is a thief. Wikipedia doesn't censor in regard to language but I find the tone of that quote inappropriate, unbalanced and opinionated for an encyclopaedia. Maybe it's just me but I would like another opinion on the inclusion of that passage.
Meg