[WikiEN-l] NOR contradicts NPOV

[WJhonson at aol.com]

You're mistaking what I said.
I did not say that subjects can edit their own wiki biographies with  
impunity and force.
What I said is that subjects speaking about themselves have a wide  latitude.
If the New Bedford Post (newspaper) reports that "Britney Spears was born  on 
Mars" and Britney in her personal blog reports that "I was not!", we can  
report both, and equally, even though Britney is speaking  in-the-first-person.
 
A subject's own statements, about themselves, can always be reported in  
their own biography.
I'm not saying that they would edit those in.  I'm saying that we  can.  Not 
that we should or must, only that we can.
 
Will Johnson
 
 
 
 
In a message dated 12/27/2008 8:58:41 P.M. Pacific Standard Time,  
wilhelm at nixeagle.org writes:

I  thought the last time I checked subjects were asked to *not* edit
their  pages... And generally when they do... Someone shouts COI  at
them.

(I generally agree with subjects not dictating their pages  but some of
the users that deal with COI in the past were not always that  nice to
the subjects.... Anyway, I just wanted to point out that  subjects
don't get THAT much leeway. St leafy not as of 3 months  ago.)

On 12/27/08, WJhonson at aol.com <WJhonson at aol.com>  wrote:
> Link me the essay Derida wrote and I will summarize it.
>  Then your problem will disappear and we won't have to hear any more  about
> him :) (or her or it or goat).
>
> By the way, you  are aware Phil, that subject's speaking about themselves,
> in
>  their own articles, have a wide latitude.  Right?
>
> Will  Johnson
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