On Tue, Mar 3, 2009 at 3:17 AM, Sue Gardner <sgard...@wikimedia.org> wrote:
> > It seems obvious to me from the conversation on this thread that part of > the > reason the German Wikipedia seems better able to manage its BLPs (assuming > that is true - but it seems true) is because there is a smaller number of > them. Presumably a smaller number of BLPs = fewer to maintain and > problem-solve = a higher quality level overall. (And possibly also, OTRS > volunteers who are less stressed out, resulting in a higher level of > patience and kindness when complaints do get made.) > > Assuming that's true, allowing BLP subjects to opt-out seems like it would > have a direct positive increase on the quality of remaining BLPs, in > addition to eliminating some BLPs entirely. Clearly, there would still be > a > notability threshold above which people would never be allowed to opt out - > there will always be articles about people such as Hillary Clinton and J.K. > Rowling and Penelope Cruz. But a decision to significantly raise that > threshold, as well as default to deletion upon request, seems like it would > have a positive effect on quality. > > Can I ask: does anyone reading this thread 1) think raising the notability > threshold is a bad idea, 2) believe defaulting to deletion upon request is > a > bad idea, or 3) disagree with the notion that other Wikipedias should shift > closer to the German Wikipedia's generally-less-permissive policies and > practices, particularly WRT BLPs? I think raising the notability threshold would certainly help, and would be okay with allowing deletion upon request. I have by far experienced the most problems with BLPs for those of lesser notability. Right now, BLPs on those with lesser notability have more limited sources to build a proper biography, and often the sources that do exist tend to emphasize controversy about the person and thus the Wikipedia bio skews that way. -Aude > > _______________________________________________ > foundation-l mailing list > foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l > -- Aude _______________________________________________ foundation-l mailing list foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l
