Re: [WikiEN-l] Tightening the "do no harm" screws.

BLP idea: Negative or contentious facts should not be in a BLP article unless more than one unrelated source covers it. That would keep the one-note negative crap right out. Apply notability standards to *facts*, not just topics. Ben Affleck had a nasty divorce from Jennifer Lopez: Notable, lots of sources. Keep. Ben Affleck did x, y, or z illegal thing to J-Lo, reported by one otherwise "good" or acceptable source. No other independent coverage. Exclude ferociously. The base notion is that while some people may be 'notable', not all they do is, or can be. What George Bush for example does in private at the Crawford ranch, outside his official duties, is not inherently notable--unless society makes it so. We don't get to decide on that either; we report. By that token, we can choose to not include facts that aren't corroborated and multiply sourced that are of a negative or contentious tone. Good idea, or bad? Regards, Joe http://www.joeszilagyi.com _______________________________________________ WikiEN-l mailing list WikiEN-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org To unsubscribe from this mailing list, visit: http://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikien-l