[WikiEN-l] Is Slate an attack site?

[fredbaud at waterwiki.info]

I think anyone would be justified in removing the link. The links spoils it as a source. Coming at it from another angle, why are we providing a platform for Brandt's soapboxing? He's got Hyde Park.

Fred

-----Original Message-----
From: John Lee [mailto:johnleemk at gmail.com]
Sent: Thursday, October 11, 2007 10:50 AM
To: 'English Wikipedia'
Subject: Re: [WikiEN-l] Is Slate an attack site?

On 10/11/07, fredbaud at waterwiki.info <fredbaud at waterwiki.info> wrote:
>
> The problem is that the link to the speculations about SlimVirgin, seem
> simply added as an afterthought. Kinda of like spitting in soup right before
> you serve it. The link really doesn't add anything to the discussion about
> Google. I think the information could be found in a source that is not
> spoiled in that way.


So let's say that I cite this in an article about Google's privacy issues.
What is the correct course of action for another editor?

A. Remove the link without replacing it;
B. Remove the link but only after replacing it with an equivalent source;
C. Leaving it alone but requesting a better source on the talk;

Of course, you are by no means restricted to these options. And this is not
exactly a vague and unlikely hypothesis; Slate is an eminently reputable and
reliable source by our guidelines, and the piece covers an encyclopedic
issue.

Johnleemk
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