Comment On Wikipedia there is no true or false. (Score 1) 411
It does not really matter if it is or is not against some "code" or "guideline". Giving credit where credit is due is the right thing to do. Deleting credit over and over again... well, you will each come to your own conclusion.
I'd like to add to that: It does not really matter whether what the community wrote about him is true or false in Wales' opinion. That's not what Wikipedia is about. If that's how the community observes his role in (for instance) the creation of Wikipedia, than that's what the entry for his person should read.
And to keep things clear: if a Wikipedia entry is about a person, I really think that same person does not belong to "the community" who is producing the entry. It's just like reviewing your own book. As Wales said himself, or so I understand: it just isn't done.
I'd like to add to that: It does not really matter whether what the community wrote about him is true or false in Wales' opinion. That's not what Wikipedia is about. If that's how the community observes his role in (for instance) the creation of Wikipedia, than that's what the entry for his person should read.
And to keep things clear: if a Wikipedia entry is about a person, I really think that same person does not belong to "the community" who is producing the entry. It's just like reviewing your own book. As Wales said himself, or so I understand: it just isn't done.
