On Wed, 9 Apr 2008, Todd Allen wrote:
However, if several sources -have- corroborated the story, and it is major enough to be of encyclopedic interest, we should refer the person to those who reported it if an error has been made. That person's interests will ultimately be better served by having the original source of erroneous information correct it.
Isn't it a little arrogant to tell someone "we're not going to correct this BLP because we think it's better for you"?
Of course it's a fake "better for you". You're just saying that it's better for them because you're trying to justify interpreting the policy to do it that way. Personally I think their interests would be better served by having the erroneous information immediately removed from Wikipedia, even if the original source is stubborn about it.