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This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Jclemens (talk | contribs) at 17:49, 18 January 2010 (→General principle: What do RS say?: new section). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

Example 1: Allegations Against an Entertainer discussion

Example 2: The Pop Group, the Manager, and the Hate Song discussion

Example 3: The Target Becomes the Plaintiff discussion

Example 4: The Young Crime Victim discussion

Example 5: The Silly Video and the Internet Meme discussion

General principle: What do RS say?

The answer to each of these, in my mind, depends on the extent to which reliable sources cover the name in question. Rather than being a philosophical statement, this is a pragmatic consideration on my part:

  • If the names or allegations are already covered in Reliable Sources, (with special emphasis on avoiding tabloids, fansites, and other non-RS) then Wikipedia should include those items. Principled refusal to do so does not help the victim: while Wikipedia may be a huge draw and often the #1 Google hit, there are plenty of other sites which might cover the same information.
  • If they're not, then we should NEVER be in the leading edge of publishing BLP material like included in these examples.

Thus, Wikipedia should take an intentionally conservative, but not fanatical, stance. Inclusion of a name, meme, allegation, and the like should be a trailing indicator of notability. Jclemens (talk) 17:49, 18 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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