On 28 March 2011 15:43, Nathan <[email protected]> wrote: > I think you're going a bit overboard there, Doc. I agree that the > claims of the subject shouldn't be ignored, particularly if they spend > $1000 to publish a correction on a startup site (as long as we can > confirm it is them). But should it count as a reliable reference to > trigger a chance in our articles? Not necessarily. Geni and I have > both worked over the years on a particular BLP where the subject has > enormous financial resources and the apparent desire to > distort/falsify his record. If we were to credit his public statements > as fact, we'd be allowing him to hijack our content to suit his own > needs.
However, noting what the subject says is surely apposite in the general case, even if it's delusional - as long as it can be reasonably cited in a source that is almost certainly said subject. - d. _______________________________________________ WikiEN-l mailing list [email protected] To unsubscribe from this mailing list, visit: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikien-l
