It is mostly a matter of emphasis, of consistently editing articles to give a positive spin to totalitarian leftist political organizations. Admitting atrocities, but downplaying them is a tactic, the strategy is to present leftist totalitarianism in the most favorable light possible.
Thus a naive reader is mislead by what appears to be an objective "academic" stance but is in fact just clever presentation of a distinct point of view. That the majority of the historians in the academic community support this view adds a figleaf. But on Wikipedia, everyone is free to edit any article, including those who are "politically incorrect".
Fred
From: "Abe Sokolov" abesokolov@hotmail.com Reply-To: English Wikipedia wikien-l@Wikipedia.org Date: Thu, 03 Jun 2004 11:26:38 +0000 To: wikien-l@Wikipedia.org Subject: [WikiEN-l] Response to Jack Lynch
Re: "I don't feel 172 is reliable in regards to contentious issues"
Why? Are you able to offer any evidence from my user history that I have insisted on the contribution of material that is inaccurate? If so, I'd appreciate it if you brought it to my attention, as I emphatically oppose the addition of dubious content on Wikipedia.