Perhaps we just need stricter criteria on what makes a *person* notable? On 12/28/08, Jon <scr...@datascreamer.com> wrote: > Is it really, *our duty* to report it? And at what cost to a living > person? I think that for those marginally notable, an opt out is not an > "extreme step", not as extreme as my first suggestion. > > I'll agree, that it is their life, and their choice to make it public. > But must we be the agents of their perpetual embarrassment? Most > especially, if their articles are frequent targets of hatcheting and > libel. Most especially, if the notability is 'marginal'. > > Jon- > > wjhon...@aol.com wrote: >> <<In a message dated 12/28/2008 7:36:08 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, >> newyorkb...@gmail.com writes: >> >> But this >> response really does not sufficiently take into account the profound >> impact >> that our coverage has on the subjects of our articles.>> >> ----------------- >> >> And the counter-argument is, if someone has taken the step to become a >> public person, say the mayor of Santa Cruz, no one is to *blame* for that >> step >> except themselves. If we then turn up an article from a newspaper 20 >> years >> earlier that states that they were arrested for three DUIs, well, again >> they did >> it. The fact that we re-report it, and that we can collect it all >> together >> with other tidbits, into a biography, is the mere fact of our project to >> create >> a biography on the person. >> >> We aren't here to meekly parrot press releases, that would be a slap in >> the >> face of what creating an encyclopedia means. >> >> The "profound impact" is merely that Sarah Palin doesn't want you to dig >> into her past as reported in reliable sources, once she has become a >> bigger name >> than merely the mayor of a tiny Alaskan town. However we do, they do, >> that's the purpose of writing a biography. "This is your life" it's not >> our fault >> you messed it up. It is however our duty to report it. History is not >> always nice and sweet. >> >> Will Johnson >> >> >> **************One site keeps you connected to all your email: AOL Mail, >> Gmail, and Yahoo Mail. Try it now. >> (http://www.aol.com/?optin=new-dp&icid=aolcom40vanity&ncid=emlcntaolcom00000025) >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 >
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