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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 biography 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 angry 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 and inaccurate misrepresentations were traced to the same IP address 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 unsubstantiated 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.
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Should the article on Santa Claus fall under BLP? SClausWiki (talkHo ho ho) 10:15, 21 December 2024 (UTC)
We reached out to Claus' team and Wikipedia for comment, but did not receive a response.
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