[WikiEN-l] Socialism

[Andrew Gray]

2008/7/13 Jon <scream at datascreamer.com>:

> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Socialism
>
> Here is my question... the info box it red.  Is the a common style for
> articles to effect the color of the info box, and if so, what mental
> connection (socialism = communism) are we feeding our editors by placing
> a red flag, and coloring the infobox?  Probable POV issue here?

I don't see any problem with this at all, beyond the fact that it's a
bit garish.

There isn't anything particularly contentious about this, and I can
see why it got chosen - it's the generally accepted linkage, socialism
and related leftish philosophies of all stripes, light and heavy, are
almost invariably seen as "red".

Indeed, it's one of only two political positions to *have* a
generally, internationally, accepted "colour scheme" - the other, of
course, being the Greens. (There's a nice summary in our article on
the colour red, incidentally)

It's a minor stylistic quirk to reflect a generally understood
linkage, nothing more.

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- Andrew Gray
 andrew.gray at dunelm.org.uk