Jimmy Wales wrote:
the wub wrote:
Addressing the example - this IS a (possibly the most) widely propagated example of political correctness gone mad in the UK. Just google for "blackboard political correctness". However I can't for the life of me find the original story that led to this (if there was one in the first place)
Precisely. It has all the flavor of an urban legend. I found many many messageboard posts which claimed it as fact, but no one seems to have a source. Perhaps it is true, after all, but the initial evidence seems to suggest otherwise.
This opens up the question of whether we need "a source" or "an original source". If we don't accept original research, we shouldn't be demanding it. Tracking these possible urban legends to their ultimate beginnings should not be required. Naturally, some source would be necessary, the more reliable the better, and messageboards are questionable at best. If another reputable source questions the claim that too should be mentioned in the interests of NPOV.
"Flavor" is not evidence; it is nothing more than strong instinctual suspicion.
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