On 7/17/06, Steve Bennett stevagewp@gmail.com wrote:
On 7/17/06, Anthony wikilegal@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