On 07/10/2007, geni geniice@gmail.com wrote:
On 07/10/2007, Thomas Dalton thomas.dalton@gmail.com wrote:
The page, WP:BLP, says silence on positive things. WP:BLP is not policy, it's an imperfect description of policy.
Given that BLP was in effect imposed from above WP:BLP is a flawless description of BLP at any given time. If you want to claim policy describes practice you would first have to show community support for BLP.
There may be some disagreement on individual cases, but I think people do generally support BLP.
When was the last time you saw someone remove positive material from an article citing BLP?
Generally I don't see people citing BLP around me.
Fair point.
The page talks about "contentious material", how that is interpreted, however (and it's the interpretation that is the policy, not the words) is as "negative material".
By people who rather miss the point of wikipedia yes. What of it?
Whether or not you agree with it does not change the facts of the matter. Wikipedia policy is determined by consensus, which, in layman's terms, means it's determined by what actually happens.