*It would not have to be a gender related issue for this to occur.*
Fred is right in that point. I'm not a gender editor (my articles almost
never have problems with gender issues), however, the topic is one where you
can find the most biased people on earth: Religion.
And I would say you case was not the worst one, the worst case i can imagine
(and already happened with me several times) is to remove biased info (or
include NPOV info) in an article about a religion / god / dogma who is
watched by some believer of the same god / religion. ;)
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On 24 October 2011 18:54, Fred Bauder <fredbaud(a)fairpoint.net> wrote:
I've never
particularly felt the "boys club" atmosphere on Wikipedia
that apparently deters some women. However, I am very angry right now.
I tried to add [[date rape]] as a "see also" link to the very
incomplete article [[college dating]]. The relevance seemed obvious to
me. It was removed by two separate people, and when I took it to the
talk page, its relevance was questioned, and I was told to "prove it"
because it was "obvious to whom?" Fine. I've proven it with sourcing,
adding a small section. I think that needed to happen anyway, but I'm
infuriated that I could not just add a see also link to it and tell
the students who are really working on the article that a section
needed adding. (The people who removed the link are seasoned
Wikipedians, not members of the class developing the article.) Am I
crazy?
LadyofShalott
No, that is the usual reaction of biased editors of all persuasions, to
throw their mind out of gear, when obvious conclusions which contradict
their bias are advanced.
It would not have to be a gender related issue for this to occur.
Fred
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