[WikiEN-l] Biography of Living persons

[Phil Sandifer]

On Dec 28, 2008, at 9:57 PM, Jon wrote:

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> I just want to throw this onlist *before* doing anything on wiki to
> see what kind of thoughts are out there.
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> I would be interested in an extension of the BLP policy to go as far
> as, those who explicitly op out, can have their biography removed for
> the duration of their life.  This I base on the number of complaints
> on site and off site (via our otrs mechanism, for example).  Keep in
> mind, the English Wikipedia will be around for ages.   Thoughts?

I see no reason why our current method of taking requests to opt out  
seriously, but not treating them as binding is flawed.

-Phil