On 5/6/06, A jokestress@gmail.com wrote:
Having said that, I started editing a biography this week that led to a troubling series of events. The article in question, [[Xeni Jardin]], is about a blogger for [[Boing Boing]]. I did not know who she was when I started editing, but I saw that there was a lot of controversy about inclusion of a "Criticism" section, including a "xenisucks.com" site.
Hi Jokestress, that blog is not a reliable source within the terms of the policies. Blogs may only be used as primary sources about the author of the blog. To be used as third-party sources about any other topic, the blogger has to be a widely known and acknowledged expert in the area he's commenting on. For this kind of anonymous or quasi-anonymous gossip, a blog is never acceptable. We err on the side of caution when writing living biographies.
Sarah