[WikiEN-l] BLPs: Wikipedia entry nearly scuppers rugby player's career

[Gordon Joly]

At 23:10 -0400 30/9/08, Nathan wrote:
>If you're not understanding the point, I'll simplify it - BLPs are important
>because of the impact they can have, as demonstrated by this guy and his
>article and the effect it nearly had on his career.

Yes, since it aggregated and hence aggravated the reports of his behaviour.

>To answer your question - probably not, no. If there is a two page article
>about someone in the Times, and midway through page 2 it says that he
>inherited his brown eyes from his father, that is an example of a fact found
>in a reliable source that does not belong in the article. Salaciousness
>isn't the standard for inclusion of a detail in an encyclopedic entry.
>
>Nathan

Indeed,

Gordo


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