Wikipedia:Biographical optout/Long Term Straw Poll

If you're interested in taking a look at some of the issues around how wikipedia deals with some of its biographies of living people - please consider taking a look at WP:OPTOUT - which describes a system which might allow us to remove articles more easily in areas where we can't seem to adequately guarantee an appropriate level of responsibility.

The proposal is currently not accepted by the wider community, and will no doubt take quite some time in gaining enough ground to be enshrined as policy. Well, time and perhaps an external event which might bring this issue into sharper focus - there's a bit of precedent there in terms of how wiki evolution works!!

If you've taken a look, then signing below not only shows your support for such a proposal, but might help a wiki effort in communicating the benefits of such an approach to a wider audience, and maybe help communication wiki-wide in increasing our overall responsibility. It's possible that a page like this could be used as some sort of noticeboard to inform interested users, and parties, in discussions such as the various debates about whether or not to delete an article. If consensus, and general helpful wiki editing, moves in this helpful direction, then we can consider an appropriate 'mainspace' location.

Feedback, thoughts and ideas most welcome on the talk page, and I'd encourage you to sign your 'support' below!

Sign your support below

 * 1) Privatemusings (talk) 00:20, 2 May 2008 (UTC)
 * 2) Zginder 2008-05-02T14:17Z (UTC)
 * 3) dihydrogen monoxide (H2O) 08:46, 6 May 2008 (UTC)
 * 4) KleenupKrew (talk) 10:44, 9 May 2008 (UTC)
 * 5)  LaraLove   |Talk|  03:18, 12 June 2008 (UTC)
 * 6) Yechiel (Shalom) 13:49, 13 June 2008 (UTC)
 * 7) Not perfect but seems worth a try. ++Lar: t/c 04:01, 15 July 2008 (UTC)
 * 8) GoRight (talk) 22:54, 22 July 2008 (UTC)
 * 9) I agree with the spirit of the proposal, the details might have to be fine-tuned. --JWSurf (talk) 01:06, 11 September 2008 (UTC)

Sign your opposition below

 * 1) DGG (talk) 17:35, 2 May 2008 (UTC)
 * 2) Admiral Norton (talk) 20:42, 2 May 2008 (UTC)
 * 3) JamesMLane t c 00:27, 3 May 2008 (UTC)
 * 4) David  Shankbone  01:00, 3 May 2008 (UTC)
 * 5) Celarnor Talk to me 08:42, 4 May 2008 (UTC)
 * 6) Kendrick7talk 18:39, 9 May 2008 (UTC)
 * 7)  MBisanz  talk
 * 8) Davewild (talk) 21:04, 10 May 2008 (UTC)
 * 9) Enric Naval (talk) 05:35, 11 May 2008 (UTC)
 * 10) CastorQuinn (talk) 06:47, 18 May 2008 (UTC)
 * 11) Resolute 03:25, 12 June 2008 (UTC)
 * 12) Postdlf (talk) 04:48, 12 June 2008 (UTC)
 * 13) Djsasso (talk) 05:33, 12 June 2008 (UTC)
 * 14) Ned Scott 05:49, 12 June 2008 (UTC)
 * 15) Kotniski (talk) 07:02, 12 June 2008 (UTC)
 * 16) Dragon695 (talk) 04:21, 16 June 2008 (UTC)
 * 17) (Prefer something like User:SirFozzie/BLP-Lock then a blanket opt-out) SirFozzie (talk) 11:12, 16 June 2008 (UTC)
 * 18) Jim Miller (talk) 11:56, 14 July 2008 (UTC)
 * 19)  Orange Mike   &#x007C;   Talk  19:02, 14 July 2008 (UTC)
 * 20) Mlaffs (talk) 20:27, 14 July 2008 (UTC)
 * 21) Twas Now ( talk ) 20:00, 18 July 2008 (UTC)
 * 22) Seraphimblade Talk to me 06:06, 20 July 2008 (UTC)
 * 23) Storkk (talk) 12:38, 31 July 2008 (UTC)
 * 24) RayAYang (talk) 19:29, 1 August 2008 (UTC)

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