[WikiEN-l] COO story now in major media

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Jimmy Wales wrote:
> G MZ wrote:
>> While I would be the first to argue that one can't have a page on every
>> petty criminal in the world, it is going to be very odd if a page on this
>> woman is forbidden.  When the page happens, and it will happen, it might be
>> best if it is actually written by Jimbo.  No-one can accuse anyone of cover
>> ups then.
> 
> I don't think it is very odd at all if we follow our normal editorial 
> policies.  Writing an article... or failing to write an article... for 
> PR reasons is not the Wikipedia way.  NPOV is non-negotiable.
> 
> And following our normal policies, particular WP:BLP1E, there is just no 
> way in hell we would have an article about her if it weren't for naval 
> gazing, trolling, or some kind of attempt to manage PR.
> 
> Normal Wikipedia policy would firmly forbid it.
> 
> --Jimbo
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Whilst we rightly avoid a bio, can I strongly suggest that a sentence or 
two be inserted into [[Wikimedia Foundation]]. That it simply 
states:"That same month, Carolyn Doran left as COO [1]" - and is locked 
from further edits /does/ look like censorship (I know it's not) and may 
attract negative PR.

I'd suggest something simple like:
"..some months after her departure, it emerged that Doran had 
convictions for DUI prior to her hiring [refs]. The Foundation was 
criticised in the media for failing to perform adequate background 
checks.[refs]"
(not sure accurate that is)


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