Wikipedia:Update/1/Content policy changes during March 2009

  • Wikipedia:Biographies of living persons
    • Added to lead: "Therefore, an editor should be able to demonstrate that such material complies with all Wikipedia content policies and guidelines."
    • Added to WP:BLP#Reliable sources: "[Never use] ... tweets"
    • Added to WP:BLP#Articles about people notable only for one event: "If the event is significant, and the individual's role within it is a large one, a separate article for the person is sometimes appropriate. Individuals notable for well-documented historic events, for example John Hinckley, Jr., fit into this category. The historic significance of events should be indicated by the persistent coverage of the event in reliable secondary sources that devote significant attention to the individual's role. Transient press coverage of a story does not generally indicate an individual who would meet this exception, even if there are multiple independent and reliable secondary sources."
    • Added to See also: Wikipedia:Attack page, Wikipedia:Manual of Style (biographies)





  • Wikipedia:What Wikipedia is not
    • Added pointer to Wikipedia:Lists (stand-alone lists)#Lead and selection criteria
    • Added: "However, you very well may make new friendships as you go about improving the encyclopedia."
    • Added: "While currently accepted scientific paradigms may later be rejected, and hypotheses previously held to be controversial or incorrect sometimes become accepted by the scientific community, it is not the place of Wikipedia to venture such projections."
    • Changed "However, some articles may include objectionable text, images, or links where they are relevant to the content (such as the articles about the penis or masturbation)." to "However, some articles may include text, images, or links some may find objectionable, when they are relevant to the content."
    • Added: "Wikipedia is not governed by statute:"