[WikiEN-l] Another Media and Wikipedia blackout on NYT reporter in Afghanistan

[Thomas Dalton]

2009/9/9 Fred Bauder <fredbaud at fairpoint.net>:
>> We are supposed to be community-driven.
>> Where is the community consensus on media blackouts?
>> Link please.
>>
>> Will Johnson
>>
>
> Interesting, as there is a consensus. It just isn't written down. Do no
> harm; any problem with that?

There is no such consensus. We try to minimise harm while complying
with our other values, we don't avoid harm entirely. We will discuss
criminal convictions in BLPs (subject to due weight requirements), for
example, despite them being harmful.