[WikiEN-l] Wikipedia article on [[Santorum (neologism)]]

[Andreas Kolbe]

--- On Thu, 26/5/11, Andreas Kolbe <jayen466 at yahoo.com> wrote:

> From: Andreas Kolbe <jayen466 at yahoo.com>
> 
> > From: George Herbert <george.herbert at gmail.com>

> > I don't agree with either statement.
> > 
> > The event (Savage coming up with the term, the effects
> on
> > Santorum) is
> > notable.  It's covered in reliable sources.  The
> > word itself would be
> > a Wiktionary entry, but the incident overall is
> Wikipedia.
> > 
> > We're reporting on the damage to Santorum, not
> causing
> > it.  Our
> > reporting is not making it better, but neither is it
> making
> > it worse.
> > The damage was done by Savage and others and was
> widespread
> > long
> > before the article here.
> > 
> > We do not censor topics that are damaging to
> individuals
> > just because
> > they are damaging.  They have to be notable and
> > covered in a NPOV way
> > for us to cover them, but this passes both tests.
> 
> 
> You may be forgetting that we have an article on [[Santorum
> controversy 
> regarding homosexuality]]. That's notable. The term,
> linguistically, is not.
> It's in one slang dictionary, and one book on neologisms. 


As a matter of fact, it would help Wikipedia if the article were retitled,
[[Dan Savage Google-bomb campaign against Rick Santorum]].

Andreas