Sarah wrote: > On Sat, May 21, 2011 at 14:33, MZMcBride <z...@mzmcbride.com> wrote: >> I think anyone who has been in the "BLP trenches" has had the same thought. >> The reality is that an encyclopedia without a "Barack Obama" article or a >> "Nelson Mandela" article really isn't a general reference encyclopedia, or >> at least isn't a very good one. The issue is making a reasonable distinction >> between those types of individuals and everyone else. >> > We could solve that by hosting only BLPs that have already had > encyclopedic or extensive treatment elsewhere, i.e. have already been > the subject of (a) an encyclopedia article; or (b) a book or book > chapter from a reliable publisher; or (c) a profile or in-depth piece > in a high-quality newspaper (one about the person, not about events > the person was involved in). > > I know this has been suggested before, but it's coming time to > consider it seriously.
That sounds vaguely similar to <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:BLP_problem#Dead_tree_standard>. Let me know if you start a Requests for comment/discussion about this. I'd be interested, as would a number of other list participants, I imagine. MZMcBride _______________________________________________ foundation-l mailing list foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l