[Foundation-l] Re: Formal request: Wikinews project

Wed Oct 13 06:27:19 UTC 2004

I don't understand why Wikinews will have any more exposure to legal 
liability than Wikipedia. Wikipedia has been threatened with legal 
action numerous times, for example by Khalid bin Mahfouz. Wikipedia has 
many biographies of people who are only notable due to recent news 
coverage, and these biographies typically consist of facts and rumours 
originally published by the mainstream media.

My point is just that if we decide to avoid Wikinews, it shouldn't be 
for legal reasons.

-- Tim Starling