[Wikimedia-l] : WMF resolution on neutral point of view

[Keegan Peterzell]

After running a task force for BLP in two phases over six months back in
'09-'10, everything pointed toward something MZMcBride wrote on meta.  It
covers this.

https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/BLP

https://strategy.wikimedia.org/wiki/Task_force/Living_People/Drafting_pages/Living_People_Policy

It just needs to be "official."


On Tue, Oct 8, 2013 at 2:36 AM, とある白い猫 <to.aru.shiroi.neko at gmail.com> wrote:

> I have posted 4 sentences, kind of a draft of a draft of a draft.
>
> It is very overwhelming for me to draft text with near-legal precision on
> my own.
>
>   -- とある白い猫  (To Aru Shiroi Neko)
>
>
> On Wed, Oct 2, 2013 at 11:53 PM, Asaf Bartov <abartov at wikimedia.org>
> wrote:
>
> > I'd say "be bold" and start drafting.  Many people respond to a flawed
> (or
> > at least improvable) text more readily than they do to an open invitation
> > to contribute.
> >
> > I, for one, share your perception that NPOV is a problem on some (perhaps
> > most) Wikipedias, and think it'd be a good idea to bolster NPOV with a
> > Board resolution.  Not because it would instantly solve the problem, of
> > course, but I see its value in supporting those editors who'd fight to
> > uphold NPOV.
> >
> >    A.
> >
> >
> > On Wed, Oct 2, 2013 at 2:26 PM, とある白い猫 <to.aru.shiroi.neko at gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> >
> > >
> > >
> >
> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Legal_and_Community_Advocacy#Draft_of_text_for_a_binding_Neutral_Point_of_View_WMF_policy
> > >
> > > I started above text to draft a text for the board to review.
> > >
> > >   -- とある白い猫  (To Aru Shiroi Neko)
> > >
> > >
> > > On Tue, Sep 17, 2013 at 5:56 PM, とある白い猫 <to.aru.shiroi.neko at gmail.com
> > > >wrote:
> > >
> > > > A talk page on meta wont be noticed by much which is why perhaps this
> > is
> > > > the better location for the discussion. It is not like I am
> proposing a
> > > > meta policy.
> > > >
> > > >   -- とある白い猫  (To Aru Shiroi Neko)
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > On Tue, Sep 17, 2013 at 2:55 PM, Fred Bauder <fredbaud at fairpoint.net
> > > >wrote:
> > > >
> > > >> >> I am not disputing how settled it is but I don't think meta
> > > >> >> sufficiently
> > > >> >> achieves expressing how settled this core value really is. As you
> > > >> >> stated
> > > >> >> it
> > > >> >> would be more of a restatement and re-emphasis of what already
> is a
> > > >> >> core
> > > >> >> value.
> > > >> >>
> > > >> >>   -- 㠨㠂る白㠄猫  (To Aru Shiroi Neko)
> > > >> >
> > > >> > Yes, good idea, needs to be done. Please notify the board of
> > > >> directors...
> > > >> >
> > > >> > Fred
> > > >>
> > > >> That was snippy...
> > > >>
> > > >> Editing a major meta policy page must be done with considerable
> > caution,
> > > >> starting by making suggestions on its talk page:
> > > >>
> > > >> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Neutral_point_of_view
> > > >>
> > > >> There is some, rather limited, discussion in section 3.
> > > >>
> > > >> Fred
> > > >>
> > > >>
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