[WikiEN-l] Harassment sites

[George Herbert]

On 10/15/07, Will Beback <will.beback.1 at gmail.com> wrote:
> David Gerard wrote:
> > And let me say that I consider removing the michaelmoore.com link from
> > [[Michael Moore]] to obviously constitute damage to the encyclopedia,
> > and if the community comes up with a rule that makes that a good idea
> > then the community is *wrong* and the rule needs removal. That's NPA
> > vs NPOV, i.e. the BADSITES arbitration.
> >
> > - d.
>
> What does the link to michaelmoore.com contribute to the encyclopedia?
> It isn't being used as a source for the article.
>
> Will Beback

You could make the same claim about any website link when it's the
article subject ("Why include this, they can just google to find the
link if they're curious...").

The argument does not hold up.  We're an encyclopedia and a modern web
wiki - you provide links to relevant information, internally and
externally, as part of how and what you deliver in terms of
information content.

Arguing "...but not in cases where we don't like them, even if they're
relevant" is pretty specious.



-- 
-george william herbert
george.herbert at gmail.com