From Mindspillage

From a post to a Wikipedia mailing list.

To treat a story about someone we dislike with less concern for skepticism and neutrality than another story is just as irresponsible as any bad reporting others do—so I'd rather err on the side of caution. Wikimedia projects are somewhat notorious for being overly pedantic in the attempt to reach neutrality, and I can't deny that at all. But I'd far rather have that and get a very truthful picture than a more exciting story that doesn't mention things the reader may not realize or may get the wrong idea about.