Talk:Francesco Melzi
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I do not hope to get in to an argument about pederasty. In the wikipedia entry of Leonardo, I certainly find no evidence to substantiate the claim made in this article. While it is certainly possible, I would defer in this regard until there is evidence. If not this tagging has the appearance of suggesting that pederasty has an accepted lineage or legitimacy in the Western world.
Bottom line, if the editor in question can not have such incendiary points substantiated by anything other than rumor then I do not believe it meets the criteria for being included in this article. I would like to add a further criteria for its inclusion here: if the prior comments about pederasty were true, then have them pass the muster of acceptance in the Da Vinci entry, which is likely to have far more editors. If it does not meet criteria to be there, then I do not believe it should be quoted or alluded to here. CARAVAGGISTI 01:06, 26 February 2007 (UTC)
Again, if you can make such a statement clear the criteria for inclusion in the Leonardo article, then I would concur. It is not a universally accepted fact. It is not mentioned in many biographies of Leonardo. Again, just because you want it to be true, does not make it true. CARAVAGGISTI 18:40, 26 February 2007 (UTC)
Additionally, my recommendation is that you seek administrator competence in this regard. CARAVAGGISTI 18:40, 26 February 2007 (UTC)
