[WikiEN-l] Borderline notable bios (yes, again)

[Jimmy Wales]

Andrew Gray wrote:
> This is a slightly hyperbolic paraphrase, but a true one. People get
> insanely twitchy if they think something is removed by request; they
> *asked* us to remove it? that means they don't want people to know it!
> it must be important! we must fight to keep it!

Exactly.  I am generally reluctant to tell people exactly what the
complainer has said, because there is a tiny minority who seems to think
that this is some kind of censorship by me or the Wikimedia Foundation
and/or a call to arms.

Usually, it is just an article that sucks, and a POV warrior grasping at
straws to protect nonsense.

> There are times that I think adopting the rule jp.wiki has on
> biographies would be a damn good idea...

AH!!!!! Please tell us!  I love cross-cultural wikipedia differences.

It seems that (not to raise a completely other absurd Wikipedia issue)
the Germans have taught us how to deal with idiotic userboxes... can the
Japanese teach us how to deal with bios?

--Jimbo




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