Wikipedia talk:Wikipedia Signpost/2010-07-12/UK COI edits

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I read the first sentence of the opening paragraph and laughed out loud; evil politicians! Rock drum _Ba-dum^Crash 17:01, 12 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

The 'expenses scandal' to the 'Wikipedia scandal'? It's a possibility! MasterOfHisOwnDomain (talk) 19:47, 13 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Not to defend those who remove sourced information, but WP:UNDUE also applies here. For example, that a group had a protest on the top of one's house, even though covered by the press, is of questionable importance; I think a good argument could be made that including it [and I'm speaking here without researching the matter] would be a violation of Wikipedia's neutral point of view policy. In summary, the matter is more nuanced than the newspaper article makes it seem. And that's assuming that everything that was removed really was appropriately sourced, a heroic assumption, I'd guess. -- John Broughton (♫♫) 22:31, 13 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

This looks like an example of what I have long predicted - the use and abuse of BLP hysteria to whitewash the encyclopedia. Even where BLP is not directly invoked, its chilling effect enables the removal of negative-but-true information...and it's only going to get worse. BLP must be repealed as soon as possible, and the fanatical faction of BLP hysterics that Wales has allowed to dictate policy on Wikipedia - due to his own increasing identification with the celebrity class - should be examined closely. Their commitment to a free and open encyclopedia is in doubt. Shameful. Mr. IP 《Defender of Open Editing》 23:25, 13 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]