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 <slimvir...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Mon, Mar 28, 2011 at 05:38, Scott MacDonald > <doc.wikipe...@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]]. > > _______________________________________________ > WikiEN-l mailing list > WikiEN-l@lists.wikimedia.org > To unsubscribe from this mailing list, visit: > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikien-l > _______________________________________________ WikiEN-l mailing list WikiEN-l@lists.wikimedia.org To unsubscribe from this mailing list, visit: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikien-l
