I'm not convinced that this particular neologism will have the staying power of the one immortalising Sir Thomas Crapper http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crapper
8 letters, three syllables doth not a four letter word make, and the term itself is somewhat more obscure. I suspect that unless further flames are added to the fire, such as it provoking a sea change in Wikipedia policy, it will fade into obscurity. WereSpielChequers On 3 June 2011 01:11, Rob <gamali...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Thu, Jun 2, 2011 at 5:35 PM, Ken Arromdee <arrom...@rahul.net> wrote: >> >> Avoid victimization >> >> When writing about a person notable only for one or two events, *or >> writing about a person who is independently notable but where the >> biographical material is so prominent that it can significantly affect >> the subject*, including every detail can lead to problems, even when the >> material is well-sourced. When in doubt, biographies should be pared >> back to a version that is completely sourced, neutral, and on-topic. >> This is of particular importance when dealing with individuals whose >> notability stems largely or entirely from being victims of another's >> actions, *or writing about a topic that is largely or entirely about >> the person being a victim of another's actions*. Wikipedia editors must >> not act, intentionally or otherwise, in a way that amounts to >> participating in or prolonging the victimization. >> >> Additional material indicated by *s. >> >> It seems like the most common objection is that we can't determine who is a >> victim (to which my response is that I'm just extending an existing rule and >> we seem to have no trouble doing it for the existing rule). > > We'd have the same argument regardless of this new extension of the > rule. What "damage" are we doing to Santorum not already done by Dan > Savage and the 132 reliable sources documenting this matter? > > I don't think BLP needs this kind of mission creep. It's important to > protect Santorum and others from malicious editing and bad sourcing > and undue weight, but it isn't our job to protect Santorum from Dan > Savage or the news media or the world. > > _______________________________________________ > 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