[WikiEN-l] Re: Corrected (Wollmann)

Thu May 12 08:59:54 UTC 2005

English Wiktionary:
Noun
kook

(Slang) an eccentric, strange or crazy person. 

Put things in perspective. Is it really that annoying a label? On the
other hand, I don't think an award like that needs to be mentioned.

--Mgm
On 5/12/05, Anthere <anthere9 at yahoo.com> wrote:
> Just for the record, Mr Wollmann is still requesting removal of that
> information. I am not exactly sure what we should answer him now...
> 
> Ant
> 
> Bryan Derksen a écrit:
> > Poor, Edmund W wrote:
> >
> >> Is it crucial to Wikipedia's integrity that we INCLUDE a mention of the
> >> fact that some anonymous troublemakers have branded a non-notable
> >> private citizen with a very annoying label?
> >>
> >>
> >>
> > It seems to me based on what I've seen over the past week or two of this
> > debate that Wollman is both notable and public.
> >
> > I think it is important ("crucial" may be overstating it) to Wikipedia's
> > integrity that it doesn't remove notable, verifiable information about
> > someone from articles solely based on the complaints and apparently
> > groundless legal threats of that person.
> 
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