[WikiEN-l] Opt Out for Not So Notable Biographies
Jeff Raymond
jeff.raymond at internationalhouseofbacon.com
Mon Apr 9 00:14:16 UTC 2007
Fred Bauder wrote:
> It has been suggested that people who are not particularly notable should have the option of requesting removal of their Wikipedia biographies.
Horrid suggestion, and I disagree that the impact would be minimal. On
the contrary, it opens an entire can of worms and allows us to be
governed by trolls and trollish elements rather thatdoing what we're
supposed to be doing, building an encyclopedia.
-Jeff
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