[WikiEN-l] Re: Zero's ban

[David Gerard]

On 07/27/04 19:32, Rebecca wrote:

> So, it seems that this Harry Smith guy has once again gotten himself
> blocked. Current events, this time.
> However, it's also worth noting this guy's record. He's attempted to
> add POV material and subvert consensus that had taken a long time to
> work out on numerous articles. Indeed, before his previous block, I
> believe he'd assaulted not one, not two, but five disputed Middle
> Eastern articles [[UNRWA]] and [[Tali Hatuel]] being two, causing the
> former to be re-protected. He doesn't seem to discuss edits, just
> reverts, or if he does anything, will not give any ground from his
> (usually hardline) position. Thus, if he's getting blocked, this
> shouldn't be much of a surprise - and please don't judge it purely on
> the basis of his latest actions.


The User Formerly Known As OneVoice is on [[Current events]] as a
propagandist. He keeps putting in stories from INN (a partisan news source
whose reports tend not to faintly resemble mainstream press even when one
makes it that far. But don't take my word for it, read http://israelnn.com/
- at least with Slashdot it's just kept out as having a ridiculously small
ambit). I suggest it's nothing like news unless it hits the mainstream
press, or what passes for mainstream in specialist areas. Middle-east
politics is part of the ambit of the mainstream press, so if it's on INN
and nowhere else then it's deeply suspect.

(I have also been accused of bias for cutting completely crappy stories
slanted against Israel, so I must therefore, by the comments on my actions,
be an anti-Semitic Jew.)

[[Current events]] has some sort of vague criteria of newsworthiness.
While not *everything* will be caught by the mainstream newsfeeds, nor
are they certain indicators of worthiness, they do make a handy rough guide.
The INN feed really doesn't cut the mustard.


- d.