-----Original Message-----
From: Ken Arromdee [mailto:arromdee@rahul.net]
Sent: Wednesday, May 2, 2007 08:03 AM
To: 'English Wikipedia'
Subject: Re: [WikiEN-l] HD DVD key mess - OFFICE/Foundation?
On Wed, 2 May 2007, Fred Bauder wrote:
I don't recall any official stance. It was
the responsible thing to delete it and oversight it, however. While this particular
instance is not terribly risky due to its widespread distribution, there can be very
serious legal liabilities. When one of our anonymous editors posts a bond sufficient to
cover likely damages, I'll back down.
This is ridiculous. By your reasoning, any admin could delete any article out
of process at any time for "legal reasons", regardless of whether
Wikipedia's lawyer, or any lawyer, has been consulted. People, we *have* a
process for deleting articles that are legally questionable. It's called
[[WP:OFFICE]]. Out of process speedy deletion is not it.
I would encourage administrators to take responsibility. Someday a substantial legal
liability may show up and someone who takes responsibility may save our bacon.
Fred