As is usual, David speaks good sense. The title was a nice introduction
to the topic, and is certainly true, but may send people down the wrong
path. David's point #2 is absolutely right on target and would deal
with most or possibly even all of the issues in this area quite well.
David Gerard wrote:
I think my main objection to this is the current
title:
"Wikipedia:Biographies of living persons deserve special sensitivity".
The very title pushes Sympathetic Point Of View, whatever the guideline
content.
I've suggested on the talk page:
1. Change title to [[Wikipedia:Biographies of living persons]]
2. Start with "Be very hardarsed with references in living persons'
bios" and go from there.
That is: the title should be what the guideline *concerns*. And the
start should be the guideline itself in a sentence.
Then we can work from there. NPOV, NOR, V. Past examples of why we need
this. Don't fall into Sympathetic Point Of View. Etc.
Does this sound workable?
To me it does.