[WikiEN-l] iCorrect

[The Cunctator]

The real problem is that people are perfectly willing to lie about
themselves. "I never slept with that woman." "I don't fund the Tea Party."
"I'm not a hypocrite." etc. etc.

On Mon, Mar 28, 2011 at 10:27 PM, Sarah <slimvirgin at gmail.com> wrote:

> On Mon, Mar 28, 2011 at 05:38, Scott MacDonald
> <doc.wikipedia at ntlworld.com> wrote:
> > "It fails our reliable source requirement."-- geni
> >
> > Wow. Geni that's truly the remark that encapsulates exactly what's wrong
> > with BLPs, and the irresponsible attitude of Wikipedia.
> >
> > Nevermind our many biased articles, factual errors, and stuff written
> from
> > "reliable sources" (aka tabloid sensationalist hatchet jobs), we can
> dismiss
> > the subject trying to set our record straight because it fails our
> > Scriptural requirement. That's Wikipedia's myopic fundamentalism taken to
> > its extreme.
> >
> > Ever considered the requirements just might occasionally be screwed?
> >
> The requirements are good if people apply them properly.
> Self-published material by living persons is allowed in their bios, so
> long as -- we know they wrote it; it's not unduly self-serving; and
> they're talking about themselves, not others. See [[WP:SPS]] and
> [[WP:BLPSPS]].
>
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