on 8/5/03 7:08 PM, Robert at rkscience100(a)yahoo.com wrote:
In theory, I agree with you. However, I also agreed
with
Jtdirl that these topics (Arab refugees and Jewish
refugees) should be discussed on Wikipedia. That's moderate
as well. I just was shocked by his false claims of
censorship. (Especially since we have more than three
articles discussing this subject!)
When we work together for months to whip articles into
decent shape, it seems inappropriate, and a violation of
Wikipedia policy, to do an end-run around them by starting
a new discussion on the same subject, pushing only Jtdirl's
point of view. I am not the only person who has pointed
this out.
Well, its like some absurdist play (I remember one about a body in the room
that everyone tries to ignore).
You can't have a legitimate Israel article that leaves out the conquest and
subjugation of the Palestinians anymore than you can have a People's
Republic of China article without a prominent link to totalitarianism and
authoritarianism.
You can't ignore an elephant in the room and maintain your legitimacy as an
authoritative reference.
Fred