geni wrote:
On 3/8/07, Jeff V. Merkey jmerkey@wolfmountaingroup.com wrote:
How is putting labels on people to create external bias NPOV? Here is one area where our culture and the english wikipedia culture differ. We do not ever put labels on people this way. Someone's personal sexual behavior is private, and certainly not an open topic in an encyclopedia.
How were you planning to write about say [[Peter Tatchell]]? or pretty much anyone listed on:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:LGBT_rights_activists
Yes, it can be. What is NPOV to you may not be to me (as evidenced by my previous comment).
That isn't how NPOV works. NPOV is meant to be an objective standard.
Or how about:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Lynde http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dick_Sargent
I guess its OK to "out" them since they are deceased now -- doesn't matter what impact it might have on their children or grandchildren? This is my point.
Or this one is a great one. Look at the disputed tag "Categorization of People"
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Gay_actors
This is a far from NPOV in my culture as you can get. So where are the "Heterosexual Actors" category, or are they in the group "if you have not been labeled with our POV labels, you are hetero".
Jeff