On 10/17/06, Cheney Shill halliburton_shill@yahoo.com wrote:
I did that basic fact checking earlier and provided a link to the page that has thumbnails and the video: http://www.ogrish.com/archives/us_soldiers_kidnapped_in_iraq_shown_dead_in_v...
There's a very big difference between Ogrish and The Memory Hole. Ogrish is designed to shock. It includes official blog postings signed with "Murder & Mayhem", and unofficial commentary in the forum that makes it very clear that for most people using the site, their motivation comes from a fascination with death and gore. I would also not be surprised that, given this general motive, the standards of verification are rather low -- but I cannot say either way.
We are generally careful to distinguish between articles and external links when it comes to the neutral point of view. However, even links have never been entirely exempt from the policy. Certainly, when the purpose of the link is to purely _document_ an article, a more neutral source than one like Ogrish.com should be found -- especially when dealing with a subject that is so obviously emotional.
Reliability is not the only issue here. Good editorial judgment also is.