[WikiEN-l] more WP:OFFICE shenanigans

[Steve Bennett]

On 3/14/06, Tony Sidaway <f.crdfa at gmail.com> wrote:

> *I* wouldn't believe the article because of its author.   There's more
> to accuracy than just citing sources.  Pedophiles can probably write
> as good an article about mathematics, psychology, anatomy, politics,
> history or theology, but when it comes to articles about the
> exploitation of minors I would be as likely to give an article by a
> pedophile as much credit as I'd give to an article about global
> warming written by a road lobbyist.

I thought we were striving for balance here. Lobbyists are usually
fairly good at explaining one side of a given story. As long as they
don't have control of the article, their input should be welcomed. On
the other hand, paedophiles have a particular stigma attached to them
that would be pretty damaging if there was Yet Another Wikipedia
Scandal.

Steve