On 10/19/06, jf_wikipedia(a)mac.com <jf_wikipedia(a)mac.com> wrote:
Please see [[Larry Craig]].
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larry_Craig
There are rumors being commented about, but not on the mainstream
press, based on a blog post and there is a dispute if [[WP:BLP]]
should apply here or not.
My view is that we need to err on the side of caution and apply
WP:BLP. That is why that policy was created. Wikipedia should not be
a place to help the spreading of rumors. I do not want an article in
the mainstream media that crtitizes our project for doing such a
thing. Erring on the side of caution is the responsible thing to do
in this case.
There is a case to be made either way, I think, and that is a
legitimate issue to be discussed, and it's one I've gone back and
forth on in my internal dialogue as well as on the talk page. But
it's just absolutely not true that it has not been discussed in the
mainstream press and I find it frustrating that you keep repeating
this false assertion, especially when your other comments on the
matter are thoughtful and responsible.