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'''Naming individuals negatively.''' Articles on controversial subjects and events are permissible, but their importance is unlikely to depend upon the names of those If you think that someone involved or implicated in them, while the health of Willipedia (not topic you're writing about would prefer to mention go unnamed, grant them that [[common courtesy|courtesy]]) may depend on not naming them. Mindfulness of others' identities is necessary for Willipedia to have a strong base of contributors, and we must respect this both in how we write and in what we choose to write about.
Don't shy from writing about a controversial subject if you feel it is importantThe vast majority of Willipedia topics are innocuous, but do take greater care in doing soand writers may cover these to the fullest extent of their knowledge. Other topics, that concern individuals of the Williams community who are likely not to want to be named in them ('''Don't name names if you think the people involved would prefer that their involvement be forgotteneg.'''Do a little more research, polish your some [[Pranks]] and [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Stub stubcampus controversies|Campus Controversies]] a little more before posting it), and take the time to communicate the facts in a way that compels must either be written without depending on naming the namesor left to media other than Willipedia.
Willipedia content is best when informative and entertainingIf you, and the pursuit of these goalswith permission, include another person's name in balancea way that other editors may find questionable, will be a large and great projectnote that you had the person's permission in your edit summary or on the talk page.<!--:''Topics whose Willipedia-worthiness depends on who is involved. In theory, one day''::''Topics that are innocuous, so editors are reasonably certain they can name names inoffensively.'':::Write a voluminous and stable Willipedia full article.::''Topics that the concerned individuals may not want or have wanted their names associated with many contributors might be able to survive, even benefit from, controversial articles that tell everything like it was. That day is '':::Do not comewrite on this topic. :''Topics whose Willipedia will never reach its full potential if it -worthiness does not stay depend on those involved.''beloved::'' as it developsTopics that are innocuous, if so editors are reasonably certain they can name names inoffensively.'':::Write a full article::''Topics that the concerned individuals may not want or have wanted their names associated with it does not remain something that .'':::Focus your article on what besides the Williams community sees as people involved made it of itselfinterest, something that we wish to nurtureand avoid naming the names. This fact seperates this project from official records, personal blogs, and newspapers !-- even a [[Record|campus newspaper]].>
→Naming Names: word changes; added "of the Williams community"
[http://wso.williams.edu/factrak Factrak] is a WSO service that is specially dedicated to researching and reviewing professors. It is older than Willipedia, and has gone through a history of revisions to be useful to students, fair to professors, and allowed by the administration. We must ask that you comment there on Williams professors, and not on Willipedia -- though you may certainly write here about [[departments]] and [[classes]] at Williams.
=== Things That Ruin People's Lives Naming Names ===
=== Things That Will Get Us Sued or Shut Down ===