[WikiEN-l] Category:Soviet spies

[Chip Berlet]

Hi,
 
I put "Category:Soviet spies"  on Categories for Deletion, but even though most of the people thought a name change was a good idea, since most of them did not vote to Delete, the ruling was to Keep.  I objected, but got no response.
 
-Cberlet

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From: wikien-l-bounces at Wikipedia.org on behalf of Sam Korn
Sent: Mon 11/7/2005 9:34 AM
To: English Wikipedia
Subject: Re: [WikiEN-l] Category:Soviet spies



I suggest you bring this up on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WP:CFD

I agree that the change needs to be made.  Perhaps there can be a
second category for confirmed Soviet spies.

Sam

On 11/7/05, Chip Berlet <c.berlet at publiceye.org> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> The Wikipedia entry "Category:Soviet spies" is a magnet for a defamation lawsuit. Many of the people in the list were never indicted, and some denied the charge in public. At least one person is still alive: "Harry Magdoff".
>
> At best, this should be renamed to something like: "Category:Accused Soviet spies" .
>
> I freely confess I have a vested interest in this matter, currently well into the second month of mdiation with Nobs01on a related matter without a single compromise paragraph having been written:
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Requests_for_mediation/Cberlet_and_Nobs01/Workshop
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Requests_for_mediation/Cberlet_and_Nobs01
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Requests_for_mediation/Cberlet_and_Nobs01/A3
>
> But since this mediation seems to be dragging on for months, I though that I would mention this now, rather than wait for the mediation to hit the year 2006.
>
> Some folks here on this list should consider the possible defmation issue very seriously. I messed up my first attempt to deal with this on Wiki. I meant to suggest a name change or deletion, but misunderstood the process.
>
> I have prevailed after being sued for defamation twice, but it cost tens of thousands of dollars just to get a judge to toss me out of the case.
>
> Cberlet
>
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