In a message dated 12/16/2008 6:01:18 PM Pacific Standard Time, larsen.thomas.h(a)gmail.com writes: Are you denying that libel can seriously hurt real people? Or that Wikipedia suffers from libel? Or that Wikipedia fails to act effectively enough against libel?>> --------------------- The statement was made that this is "common" not rare. I do deny that "Wikipedia fails to act effectively enough against libel" Yes I deny that. But I also deny that this situation is "common" as opposed to rare, or rather I'd like to see some hard evidence, not a lot of hand-waving and hyperbole :) Bearing in mind that this thread is not simply about vandalism or libel, but *rather* it is about the situation originally presented, where some scandalous statement, which is also without foundation, is allowed to persist for a significant length of time. Remembering that scandalous statements are only libel if they are without foundation and known to be without foundation by the speaker. Will Johnson **************Make your life easier with all your friends, email, and favorite sites in one place. Try it now. ( http://www.aol.com/?optin=new-dp&icid=aolcom40vanity&ncid=emlcntaol… ) _______________________________________________ WikiEN-l mailing list WikiEN-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org To unsubscribe from this mailing list, visit: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikien-l