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::::: OK, I went to your link and searched on the word "gossip".  It doesn't appear.  '''Wikipedia has no rule against gossip'''.  Gossip is pervasive on Wikipedia.--[[User:Aschlafly|Aschlafly]] 18:26, 21 March 2007 (EDT)
 
::::: OK, I went to your link and searched on the word "gossip".  It doesn't appear.  '''Wikipedia has no rule against gossip'''.  Gossip is pervasive on Wikipedia.--[[User:Aschlafly|Aschlafly]] 18:26, 21 March 2007 (EDT)
 
::::::You have to dig a little bit further into the policies to see it [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Biographies_of_living_persons#Reliable_sources stated] - "Not all widely read newspapers and magazines are equally reliable. There are some magazines and newspapers that print gossip much of which is false. While such information may be titillating, that does not mean it has a place here." --[[User:Mtur|Mtur]] 18:29, 21 March 2007 (EDT)
 
::::::You have to dig a little bit further into the policies to see it [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Biographies_of_living_persons#Reliable_sources stated] - "Not all widely read newspapers and magazines are equally reliable. There are some magazines and newspapers that print gossip much of which is false. While such information may be titillating, that does not mean it has a place here." --[[User:Mtur|Mtur]] 18:29, 21 March 2007 (EDT)
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:::::: A simple text search for the word gossip returns no hits, however gossip fits into the larger category of opinion.  The citation of opinions on Wikipedia is permitted, but under specific guidelines.  Show just one of these 100,000 entries that use gossip and cite it as fact, and I'll find five pages that enforced this regulation.  --[[User:Charliemc86|Charliemc86]] 17:29, 21 March 2007 (CST)
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:Andy, you've given examples of gossip, but if we could come up with an actual definition to follow, that would be helpful.  Gossip is in the eye of the beholder.[[User:Palmd001|Palmd001]] 18:27, 21 March 2007 (EDT)
 
:Andy, you've given examples of gossip, but if we could come up with an actual definition to follow, that would be helpful.  Gossip is in the eye of the beholder.[[User:Palmd001|Palmd001]] 18:27, 21 March 2007 (EDT)
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