Viajero a écrit: Sam... What about starting the contest of the article with the longest "neutrality dispute" heading ?

I tried. I am no fan of the French, but that article has crap in it that is not only false but almost no Americans believes. I think we will have to ask them to demonstrate some references. Perhaps some language, "A small misinformed minority of Americans believe...." Fred

French men are largely homosexual/bisexual. (According to surveys American's male homosexual incidence is bigger than in French. This allegation may have arisen from the fact there are no laws against sodomy in France. Alternatively, it may have arisen because of generalizations from the artistic or intellectual lifestyle.) This is serious ??? Fred Bauder a écrit:

On Wed, 26 May 2004 11:58:38 +0100, Charles Matthews <charles.r.matthews(a)ntlworld.com> wrote: "Rum, sodomy, and the lash", as Churchill put it. -- "It's easier to find people online who openly support the KKK than people who openly support the RIAA" -- comment on Wikipedia (Email: zen19725 at zen dot co dot uk)

On 05/26/04 at 12:44 PM, Anthere <anthere9(a)yahoo.com> said: I guess this doesn't raise eyebrows because the French aren't a separate racial or ethnic group which has been the subject of systematic bigotry in recent history. Just imagine the uproar if someone where to create, for example, [[Anti-African-American sentiment in the United States]] and include a whole bunch of unattributed opinions about "lazy, shiftless, oversexed" black people and other mindless clichés. I am NOT saying racism in the US is not a suitable encyclopedia topic; of course it is, but it would (obviously) have to be handled in a more intelligently manner than the French article. Somtimes I get the feeling that people on Wikipedia are so terrified of appearing to "censor" anything (cf political correctness) and so obssessed with the idea that "Wikipedia is not paper" that they forget that good judgement is also called for in deciding what to include and what to leave out. My motto: "Wikipedia is not a dumpster". V.

The latest news here in Colorado is that our governor, Bill Owens, at some convention in Illinois told a few anti-French jokes, including one that went: "Why does the new French navy have glass-bottomed boats? So they can see the old French navy!" I think in light of this recent news, an article is justified which includes such ridiculous assertions, as it is prominent public officials who are making them. Why Colorado elected such a fool is a long story. Fred