There needs to be some mention, somewhere. SALTing the page isn't a
positive message either. People are going to hear the story from another
news source, and then will come to Wikipedia to read more, and when they
search for Carolyn Doran, and get "*This page has been protected to prevent
creation"*, they will have their own thoughts of Wikipedia and the WMF,
which aren't going to be positive.
On Dec 22, 2007 11:38 AM, G MZ <solebaciato(a)googlemail.com> wrote:
Jimbo, you are one of the few people I know, who never
learns from your
own
mistakes. I don't particularly want to see a page on the woman either, bit
if you prevent one, the press will slaughter you and the project.
Giacomo
On Dec 22, 2007 4:05 PM, Jimmy Wales <jwales(a)wikia.com> 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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