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List:       wikien-l
Subject:    Re: [WikiEN-l] Libel chill
From:       Jimmy Wales <jwales () wikia ! com>
Date:       2006-04-21 21:22:22
Message-ID: 44494D0E.9050900 () wikia ! com
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slimvirgin@gmail.com wrote:
> So I'd say it's not a question of sometimes needing to relax NPOV
> because of a libel problem, but the opposite -- we need to enforce
> NPOV and the other two policies rigorously, understand how they
> complement each other, and realize that, jointly, they're our very
> best protection.

I am following up on yet another post in this thread with yet another
"me too" primarily to express that what I am seeing is nearly universal
and unanimous support for what I am also saying:  there is *zero*
tension between NPOV and not being sued.

Slim Virgin is pointing out as well that there is zero tension between
any of our core editorial policies and not being sued.  NPOV, NOR, V.

We can add as well, that WP:OFFICE is in service to those policies, not
in opposition to them.

This may annoy people who think that Wikipedia is supposed to be some
kind of wild west free speech zone, but that's fine.  Those people
should find another hobby.  Here, we are writing an encyclopedia, and we
care a LOT about making sure it is GOOD.



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