[WikiEN-l] BLP - a case study

[charles.r.matthews at ntlworld.com]

"Oldak Quill" wrote

> On 29/03/07, Ray Saintonge <saintonge at telus.net> wrote:
> > Marc Riddell wrote:

> > >on 3/28/07 1:03 PM, MacGyverMagic/Mgm at macgyvermagic at gmail.com wrote:

> > >>No. Dead people should be treated with equal respect to living ones.

> > >I agree. And the key word, I believe, that should guide any Article on any
> > >person - living or dead - is RESPECT.

> > Exactly.  That's much better than basing a distinction on the simple
> > fact that the dead can't sue.

> > Ec
 
> Respect is too vague and variable a notion for a multicultural venture
> like Wikipedia to base policy on. 

Certainly. While the dead cannot themselves sue, read [[Julian Bell]] for the high-profile case of [[Hong Ying]]; in which a Chinese court found that the dead could be defamed (by a work of fiction).

We have _never_ allowed general arguments on respectfulness to condition what we will allow in enWP.

Charles

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