Talk:Gabriel Williams

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[edit] Should not link to copyright violations

I am removing the link to the copyright violation of the New York Post article. This is clearly in violation of Wikipedia policy. Quote what you want and provide a citation, but don't link to a stolen copy of the article. Vivaldi 07:19, 15 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Unnecessary Smear Article

I have a couple of issues with this article:

• Is it true?
• If it is true, is it relevant? Should there be a Wikipedia entry for every Christian, Moslem, Jewish, Atheist and Agnostic Sex offender as well? Maintaining those would be a chore.
• Do folks understand that in a Scientology Organization 'Supervisor' is just an ordinary post? It is not an executive or even middle (not even junior) management position, it is just the person that is trained to be able to notice when a student might have encountered a misunderstood word. The Supervisor then helps them look up the word in a dictionary. Course supervisors in Scientology do not teach or lecture or explain anything to anyone nor do they set policy or wield managerial authority of any kind.

It just appears to me this article is an attempt to unfairly paint Scientology with a black brush by association. Seems a candidate for deletion to me, unless something can be added to make it say more than, "This guy got convicted of Statutory Rape." Maybe that point alone makes it article worthy, I don't know. Are there guidelines or precedents for this sort of thing?.

Thoughts?Slightlyright 01:30, 21 November 2006 (UTC)

Slightlyright, you aren't going to like my answer here. I thought the same way and actually started the WP:AfD on the article. Then I researched the case a bit and came to the conclusion that there was a Scientology "angle" and the incident has relevance to critics other than simply that a Scientologist commited a crime. I pulled the AfD (here). Now is it notable enough to have a separate article? Well, is every specific Catholic priest that commits a crime notable enough for his own article? I don't know. But I pulled my AfD because, after looking into it, I did not feel it was my place to say; let another editor make the decision. --Justanother 01:35, 21 November 2006 (UTC)

If the article were unsourced, I'd recommend it for deletion as per WP:BLP. But it is sourced, right down to links to the police report. I don't think the article itself tries to connect Scientology itself with this man in any way whatsoever, especially since I've been protesting the addition of the "Leaders of Scientology" category to it. This man does not represent Scientology or the Church of Scientology by his misdeeds in any way. On that I think we can agree. wikipediatrix 01:37, 21 November 2006 (UTC)