[WikiEN-l] Thoughts on naming people - article content, this time.

[Nick Wilkins]

On 5/31/07, Andrew Gray <shimgray at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> So, reading wikien-l in one window, and browsing random-article with
> the other, I came across:
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Jews_in_politics
>
> "This List of Jews contains individuals who, in accordance with
> Wikipedia's verifiability and no original research policies, have been
> identified as Jews by reliable sources."
>
> Given the context of the ongoing discussion about wilfuly outing
> people... is it just me who finds that wording, hmm, a touch odd?
> Discuss.


I would interpret it as meaning that Wikipedia editors *aren't* "outing"
people, but only reporting what they find in other (published, reliable)
sources.  Kind of a "don't go digging into anyone's grandmother's birth
records to see if they're Jewish" sort of thing.  Of course, that would make
it redundant with, you know, the site-wide policies it refers to.  Though I
imagine that a not-so-gentle reminder might be necessary for such a list.

I am amused by the "(Includes non-Jewish politicians)" next to Israel,
though.

-- Jonel