On 7/17/06, Steve Bennett <stevagewp(a)gmail.com> wrote:
On 7/17/06, Anthony <wikilegal(a)inbox.org>
wrote:
That said, I do think there is a personal privacy
consideration. I
don't think Wikipedia should have articles about just anyone. In the
case of Peppers I think the privacy argument is overcome because he
voluntarily committed an act which put himself into the public
spotlight.
Casting all criminals as "people who voluntarily commited acts which
put themselves into the public spotlight" is not the way we want to be
going.
And it's not the way that I went. I don't think any crime is
sufficient to overcome one's right to privacy, at least to some
extent. I do think the crime Peppers is convicted of is sufficient,
though.
We should primarily care about what makes the
encyclopaedia
better, but in doing as little harm as possible in the process.
Sure, and I think providing information about Brian Peppers does make
the encyclopedia better. But at the same time I think we have to
consider personal privacy issues. Both have to be present. Articles
have to make the encyclopedia better, but they also have to refrain
from violating the privacy rights of the subject.
Anthony