Ah ok will sorry about that... You are correct there. This is a problem, however the solution needs to clearly deal only with the specified situation above... As not to make vesck theories any easier to get on wikipedia.
Perhaps a simple exemption to the NOR page to cover the described problem? On 12/28/08, [email protected] <[email protected]> wrote: > You're mistaking what I said. > I did not say that subjects can edit their own wiki biographies with > impunity and force. > What I said is that subjects speaking about themselves have a wide > latitude. > If the New Bedford Post (newspaper) reports that "Britney Spears was born > on > Mars" and Britney in her personal blog reports that "I was not!", we can > report both, and equally, even though Britney is speaking > in-the-first-person. > > A subject's own statements, about themselves, can always be reported in > their own biography. > I'm not saying that they would edit those in. I'm saying that we can. Not > that we should or must, only that we can. > > Will Johnson > > > > > In a message dated 12/27/2008 8:58:41 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, > [email protected] writes: > > I thought the last time I checked subjects were asked to *not* edit > their pages... And generally when they do... Someone shouts COI at > them. > > (I generally agree with subjects not dictating their pages but some of > the users that deal with COI in the past were not always that nice to > the subjects.... Anyway, I just wanted to point out that subjects > don't get THAT much leeway. St leafy not as of 3 months ago.) > > On 12/27/08, [email protected] <[email protected]> wrote: >> Link me the essay Derida wrote and I will summarize it. >> Then your problem will disappear and we won't have to hear any more >> about >> him :) (or her or it or goat). >> >> By the way, you are aware Phil, that subject's speaking about themselves, >> in >> their own articles, have a wide latitude. Right? >> >> 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 >> [email protected] >> To unsubscribe from this mailing list, visit: >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikien-l >> > > _______________________________________________ > WikiEN-l mailing list > [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this mailing list, visit: > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikien-l > > > **************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 > [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this mailing list, visit: > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikien-l > _______________________________________________ WikiEN-l mailing list [email protected] To unsubscribe from this mailing list, visit: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikien-l
