On Sat, 29 Jan 2005 22:15:09 -0500, Stirling Newberry wrote:
Thank you Stirling for that very comprehensively referenced link. Perhaps, if it isn't already, that link should be added to some of the relevant articles. I note we also have an article entitled "AIDS reappraisal" which discusses many of the claims and counter-claims relating to this issue.
To the original poster, I would like to point out that, while your frustration is understandable, your claims of "censorship" betray a slight misunderstanding of the workings of Wikipedia. You talk of having "posted" information to Wikipedia, terminology generally associated with online discussion forums, and you talk of "your censors", implying that there is some identifiable group who have acquired this role. In fact, what you did [or so I assume] was to edit an encyclopedia article to contain extra information - your "post" does not exist as a seperate entity, but is an integral part of the article. The "censors", meanwhile, are simply fellow editors who felt - rightly or wrongly - that that information was misplaced; they have no higher authority than greater experience with the existing content, and you should not need to challenge them in order for your views to be heard.
Admittedly, in some cases, views do become entrenched within parts of Wikipedia, and this is something often discussed - sometimes heatedly. However, since the discussion and evidence you called for in this case *do* seem to exist - both within Wikipedia, and more generally - I don't think this is one of those cases. Clearly, something needs to be improved, since you did not find the information you were looking for, but this is most likely a matter of working out how better to cross-reference existing content, rather than radically re-evaluating everything on the site.
That said, I have not reviewed any of the content in question in any detail, and am not an expert in the field, so it may well be that there *are* glaring inaccuracies, and even some degree of bias, in the present content. Basically, however, I hope you find the culture of Wikipedia sufficiently open that you can discuss any such issues you find (note that every page has a "discussion" page attached to it for this very purpose) and work towards correcting them in a spirit of consensus.