[WikiEN-l] Opt Out for Not So Notable Biographies

[MacGyverMagic/Mgm]

On 4/9/07, Jeff Raymond <jeff.raymond at internationalhouseofbacon.com> wrote:
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> MacGyverMagic/Mgm wrote:
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> > A newspaper article is usually published once and never heard from again
> > unless someone goes looking for it.
> > Wikipedia is a highly visible place, so we bring things to people's
> > attention that would otherways be forgotten. I'd say that means we could
> > cause harm whether we're the first, second or third.
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> I don't agree with that.  It may be a little worse with nofollow turned
> off (since it increases where we sit in the rankings), but, again, you're
> unlikely to find a bio like that on-site without looking for it, and if
> you're going through Google, the newspaper article is unlikely to be
> forgotten.
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> Unless you think the newspaper is causing harm, too.  Which, in that case,
> well...
>
> -Jeff


The fact I need to use LexisNexis to find the newspaper articles I need to
write certain articles proves not every newspaper article is available
online. For most newspapers, the publicly available bit is archived for a
limited amount of time. We are a LOT more accessible.

Mgm