[WikiEN-l] Gaping void in Wikipedia

Wed Sep 20 09:23:58 UTC 2006

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Phil Sandifer wrote:
> 
> Umm... see how your quote from policy says "may" be deleted, and then  
> the paragraph where you try to drive a contributor off jumps up to  
> "will be immediately deleted?"
> 
> That's the part where you got it wrong. In reality, deleting NPOV,  
> verifiable content on notable subjects because its creator didn't  
> touch third base is destructive to Wikipedia, and anyone involved in  
> it should be arbcommed. And if I'm ever made directly aware of it,  
> they will be arbcommed.
> 
> -Phil

Clearly my suggestion was not to delete NPOV, verifiable content but to
delete content that is written as part of a promotional campaign. It was
merely an assumption (based on previous examples) that an article being
written by someone in the employ of the subject is unlikely to be NPOV.

Cynical
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