[WikiEN-l] A further descent into self-referential idiocy

[Charlotte Webb]

On 6/6/07, Ken Arromdee <arromdee at rahul.net> wrote:
> Again, I said the rule needed to be reworded.  Wikipedia didn't create news
> in the sense of causing her to be stalked.  But (for the sake of argument)
> Wikipedia's attempt to report on stalking her achieves the goals of the
> stalkers.  Likewishe, Wikipedia's attempt to report on GNAA helps achieve
> the goals of GNAA.  If writing a Wikipedia article implies participating in
> the story to this degree, then we shouldn't have an article.

True, but we shouldn't be bending over backward to hinder anyone's
goals either. If a subject already has verifiable publicity, the fact
that they are craving more publicity (or less publicity) should not be
the primary concern when making decisions.

—C.W.