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Backlash over Santa Claus' Wikipedia article intensifies
Wikipedia is under fire as mounting calls demand a rewrite of its article on Santa Claus. They are urging the online encyclopedia to classify the article under its biographies of living persons (BLP) policy, arguing because Claus is a real, living individual, his article should fall under the protections designed to safeguard living individuals from malicious portrayals. A source close to Claus alleges he is surprised that the article is not a BLP, and has said descriptors used in the first sentence, such as legendary
and who is said to bring gifts
, cast doubt on his existence.
A CheckUser investigation determined that a series of good faith edits aimed at correcting these disparaging misrepresentations were traced to the same IP address as an unregistered user associated with a workshop in the North Pole. The good faith edits were quickly reverted and the good faith editors were blocked and labeled as sockpuppets, prompting accusations from many people of administrative overreach and unfair treatment. One brave elf, who has chosen to remain anonymous, said "the article undermines him and is an attack page."
It should also be noted that allegations have surfaced regarding potential conflicts of interest in a recent request for comment related to the article. We've reviewed the discussion and found no evidence to support these claims. Critics have argued that these accusations serve only to deflect from the legitimate concerns raised about the article's tone and adherence to Wikipedia's policies.
The following discussion is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.
Should the article on Santa Claus fall under BLP? SClausWiki (talk Ho ho ho) 10:15, 21 December 2024 (UTC) [reply ]
- Yes. sources suggest that he is a real person and the article should fall under BLP. Rudolph_NoseSoBright (talk) 10:16, 21 December 2024 (UTC) [reply ]
- Yes per Rudolph_NoseSoBright. Dasherisfast1 (talk) 10:18, 21 December 2024 (UTC)
- Yes. DancerParty6 (talk) 10:19, 21 December 2024 (UTC)
- Yes. He's real. Prancerprances (talk) 10:21, 21 December 2024 (UTC) [reply ]
- Strong yes, per others. Vixeneditswiki (talk) 10:25, 21 December 2024 (UTC) [reply ]
- Yes. I thought Wikipedia's purpose was to provide factual information. Comet12345 (talk) 10:27, 21 December 2024 (UTC)
- Strongest yes possible. On northpolewiki, it's a BLP. CupidArrow135 (talk) 10:28, 21 December 2024 (UTC) [reply ]
- Weak yes, per NOTCENSORED. DonnerForReal (talk) 10:29, 21 December 2024 (UTC)
- Yes. There are plenty of sources. Blitzen_fast (talk) 10:32, 21 December 2024 (UTC)
We reached out to Claus' team and Wikipedia for comment, but did not receive a response.
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