[WikiEN-l] "Wikipedia committee member"

[David Levy]

Carcharoth wrote:

> Surely if the ending is still described in the article (as I was
> careful to say), NPOV wouldn't be affected? All I'm saying is that if
> there was a specific OTRS request that could be verified to be from
> the relevant people, then it could be acted on. Requests from
> Wikipedia editors and readers to add spoiler notices wouldn't count.
> It would have to be a specific request from the "subject" of the
> spoiler.

You've noted that "requests from Wikipedia editors and readers to add
spoiler notices wouldn't count," and this only accentuates the
problem.  How would providing special treatment to a representative of
an article's subject constitute a neutral approach?

You referred to this as a "BLP-like exception," but I see nothing
analogous.  We address legitimate complaints by ensuring that
biographies of living persons comply with our normal content
standards.  We don't honor requests to include special text (such as a
warning that the article includes material that its subject dislikes).

David Levy