Talk:Aleksander Wolszczan

message: I am concerned that the section "Involvement with the SB" violates Wikipedia's NPOV policy. The way the section is currently worded advances the position of the far right politicians who are going after Wolszczan, rather than an unbiased point of view. The word `informer' in particular has a negative connotation, and the issue of payment is open to interpretation. More care should be taken to make sure that Wikipedia doesn't become a tool to advance the talking points for a particular political agenda, particularly if the information is defamatory.
I believe that the information included in this section is malicious and is unrelated to the reasons why Wolszczan is noteworthy enough to include in Wikipedia, so I am deleting the section. However, if the consensus is that this controversy is important enough to include, I have a few suggestions.
1. The phrase "had been a paid informer of" should be replaced with "was contacted by".
2. The section title should mention the controversy, possibly "SB Controversy".
3. The identities and political affiliations of those making the accusations should be mentioned, because this is essential to the context of the story.
4. A better reference should be included if possible.
 Aitch naught (talk) 17:57, 25 September 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: As stated in the article: prof. Wolszczan acknowledged himself that he had been a paid informer on TV, live after news magazine "Fakty" on TVN24 (see  or  if you speak Polish). He signed an agreement to work undercover for the agency and was paid for his work (not only are there bills, but he even confirmed it in the interview). Why would you like to remove information that is true and replace it with one that is incomplete? This story is not just a set of accusations - there are genuine documents archived at the Institute of National Remembrance and prof. Wolszczan confirmed all the accusations. Sliwers (talk) 17:22, 3 October 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Sounds notable to me, but I'm not super experienced in BLP. Endercase (talk) 17:10, 14 April 2017 (UTC)
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message: https://tools.wmflabs.org/copypatrol/en/?id=28202628 -- please decrease similarity some more and cite. Endercase (talk) 17:10, 14 April 2017 (UTC)
thread_title: note

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