[WikiEN-l] Defamation policy

[Anthony]

On 8/19/06, Steve Bennett <stevagewp at gmail.com> wrote:
> On 8/18/06, Keith Old <keithold at gmail.com> wrote:
> > If you put a message on the talk page to say that the article previously
> > contained unsourced or poorly sourced negative comments about the person
> > contrary to our policies and asking for such claims to have strong sources
> > if they are made, most people would have enough brains to realise that that
> > included claims about consorting with prostitutes.
>
> "Guys, I have removed a potentially defamatory claim. Can someone find
> a good source for it?"
>
> ???
>
How about linking to the edit where you removed it?  When someone
paranoid goes in and removes that from the history, well, then we're
screwed, but at least until then someone can figure out what the hell
you're talking about.

Anthony