[WikiEN-l] A new solution for the BLP dilemma

[Ken Arromdee]

On Fri, 5 Jun 2009, Jim Redmond wrote:
> As several others have mentioned, noindexing won't prevent vandalism, won't
> prevent mirrors from showing the hidden content, and won't prevent direct
> visits to the hidden content.  Additionally, as I mentioned in a comment on
> your blog, most BLP-related complaints on OTRS are more concerned with the
> vandalism itself or with the wiki-nature in general - Google doesn't really
> enter the picture unless their cache is outdated.

The Google problem usually shows up in situations where it's hard to prove--
prospective employer Googles subject, turns up inaccurate Wikipedia article
about subject, rejects subject for job without ever mentioning the Wikipedia
article.