[WikiEN-l] Libel chill

Fri Apr 21 19:39:45 UTC 2006

"geni" <geniice at gmail.com> wrote in message
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> On 4/21/06, Michael Jennings <metarhyme at gmail.com> wrote:
>> <slimvirgin at gmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:4cc603b0604210218i1e3bda8bk7fc75ac754817a05 at mail.gmail.com...
>> > On 4/20/06, Tim Starling <t.starling at physics.unimelb.edu.au> wrote:
>> >> In some cases, we may need to make a tradeoff between NPOV and risk of being sued ...
>> >>
>> > We have three content policies that are very effective when applied
>> > together: NPOV, V, and NOR. When these are strictly adhered to, they
>> > produce articles with neutral content and encyclopedic tone (NPOV)
>> > that use only reputable sources (V), with the sources being used
>> > correctly so that no novel narratives are created (NOR) -- articles
>> > that are extremely unlikely ever to cause a problem.
>> >
>> > So I'd say it's not a question of sometimes needing to relax NPOV
>> > because of a libel problem, but the opposite -- we need to enforce
>> > NPOV and the other two policies rigorously, understand how they
>> > complement each other, and realize that, jointly, they're our very
>> > best protection.
>> >
>> Yes. There could be an NPOV patrol.
>>
>
> [[Category:NPOV_disputes]] already has over 2000 articles in it.
>
Yes.  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:NPOV_disputes
is not working. [[User:Jbamb]]'s thermometer top is blown off.

The NPOV policy is not enforced.  Sarah thinks it needs to be enforced.

If NPOV patrolmen were showing up they could be enforcing it.
Some inducement is required for being a content cop, about as welcome
to others as the flashing blues in the rear view mirror. Create a sub-admin
class, give 'em a roll back button, explain it, replace Jbamb, and make
promotion to admin depend on having 'done good' on NPOV patrol.

Although it's natural to deny that a busted thing it is not working,
it's inadvisable to just keep denying - it's better to get it working.