Sheldon Rampton wrote:
Problem #1: "The same propaganda and POV again and again." For it to be "the same" propaganda, presumably it must be coming from the same individual or small group of individuals. Problem #2: New people who "insist on bringing up an already solved point." But if new people keep coming and concluding that the point is problematic, maybe it isn't really "solved." And if new people keep raising objections, obviously this problem ISN'T coming from an individual or a small group. On the one hand, it's a problem when the same OLD people keep inserting their POV over and over again. On the other hand, it's a problem when NEW people keep challenging the "correct" version as defined by self-declared guardians of the article. See the contradiction?
I have an example that sort of fits both of those: the newcomers, every month or two, who swing by [[Linux]] and change every mention of "Linux" to "GNU/Linux" and state authoritatively it means only the kernel - i.e., the FSF POV. Despite it being mentioned in the intro and there being a prominent section in the article linking to a full article (a Featured Article, no less) detailing the [[GNU/Linux naming controversy]].
In this case, the newcomers come along and ignore the listing of the POVs, because they don't care - they have a POV to push. How would you deal with this?
- d.