On 10/19/06, Gregory Maxwell gmaxwell@gmail.com wrote:
On 10/19/06, Rob gamaliel8@gmail.com wrote:
The idea that one should read and screen an entire article that is blanked is absurd. Tt is entirely probable that even if you rewrote the article from scratch you might not address whatever supposed problem the vandal had with the article. We should keep an eye out for problems as best we can but we aren't mindreaders and we can't assume every vandal is an angry celebrity.
In this case the article consisted of nothing more than naming the person and where she works and a unsourced rumor about her having an abortion.
I'm disappointed to have read this entire thread before getting this bit of information.
I'd buy the argument that you read some of a long blanked page and
missed the vandalism... (although you should also look at the recent history). But the argument that it's okay for a human to revert without reading at all? ... unacceptable.
Absolutely. If you're going to revert a blanking, you should be damn sure that at least *some* part of the original text was in fact accurate.
Anthony