[WikiEN-l] The niceness principle

[Stacey Greenstein]

Should we then only write nice things about people/ Should we only include 
facts that the subjects' approve? Or should we be impartial and show that 
there is reality and negativeity?

On 5/11/05, slimvirgin at gmail.com <slimvirgin at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Hi Ed,
> 
> Sending this offline, just to say that I very much agree with you
> regarding the principle of being nice. We seem to be almost alone in
> this, however, and fighting an uphill battle.
> 
> Best,
> 
> Sarah
> 
> On 5/11/05, Poor, Edmund W <Edmund.W.Poor at abc.com> wrote:
> > > There is no legal ground related to us mentionning that a third party
> > > elected him a kook; so this issue is irrelevant.
> >
> > If not on legal grounds, how about on the general principle of being
> > nice?
> >
> > Is it crucial to Wikipedia's integrity that we INCLUDE a mention of the
> > fact that some anonymous troublemakers have branded a non-notable
> > private citizen with a very annoying label?
> >
> > Uncle Ed thinks not.
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