[WikiEN-l] BADSITES ArbCom case in progress

[fredbaud at waterwiki.info]

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>From: Delirium [mailto:delirium at hackish.org]
>Sent: Thursday, September 20, 2007 04:40 PM
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>Subject: Re: [WikiEN-l] BADSITES ArbCom case in progress
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>fredbaud at waterwiki.info wrote:
>> With him the only time it was appropriate not to link to him was when he had a link to edit a user's page on his main page. He soon quit doing that.
>> 
>I still don't think that was appropriate. A link to Michael Moore's 
>website makes sense on the article on [[Michael Moore]]. I don't see why 
>we should special-case exempt ourselves. Will we also remove the link if 
>he posts baseless criticism of someone not connected to Wikipedia?
>
>-Mark

That's an interesting question. Suppose he posted, say on his main page, that Agnes Marstrand Smedley of Bonanza, Colorado had murdered Mary Elizabeth Windsor of Villa Grove, Colorado on March 17, 2006. Assume Agnes Marstrand Smedley is a famed libel lawyer with a spotless reputation and that Mary Elizabeth Windsor had died of foul play that day. (Trying to make a clear case of libel here). Now, should we link to his page? Should we report his accusation in detail?

But you asked about a baseless criticism, say "Bill Clinton cheats at bridge"...

Fred