Jimmy Wales jwales@bomis.com writes:
elian wrote:
It seems to me that he really has NPOV in mind, but is too mangled in his hatred against anything he considers as anti-semitic to realize how biased his own writings are.
I'm not agreeing or disagreeing with you about RK, because I haven't read much of the relevant writings, but I suspect that virtually everyone has some "hot button" issue where NPOV writing will be difficult.
You will get a good impression at http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk%3AIslam_and_anti-Semitism and its corresponding article.
After this discussion - and I thank all the people who tried - I can understand why no one wants to get involved in these topics anymore.
Certainly good advice. Unfortunately, it is also true that people tend to know a lot about their "hot button" issues, and therefore have the ability to write a lot about them.
Of course, but it is all filtered knowledge, focussed on one specific item. It is a bit like the fanatic feminist who asks in every book she is reading: and how was this philosophers/writers/musicians attitude towards women?
Better be anti-Arab, it is politically a lot more opportune...
Better, still, of course, is to not get involved on the level of advocacy at all.
Nice wish, but we _are_ already involved.
BTW: have you ever thought about how to ensure that the international Wikipedias follow a NPOV-policy? And what the possible risks are if they don't do?
greetings, elian