charles matthews <charles.r.matthews(a)ntlworld.com> wrote:
"Raphael Wegmann" wrote
I'd say, that at least WP:NPA would need to be
rewritten to
reflect what you say. WP:NPA starts with
"Do not make personal attacks *anywhere* in Wikipedia."
Yes, we don't want ad hominem discussion, Wikipedian on Wikipedian. But
that is really not what is under debate here.
Agree again. "Working with others" is the context of NPA. It appears very
clearly on that and all policy pages, along with the policies/guidelines considered
"Article standards".
Consider this example: There are politicians in jail convicted of taking bribes.
Admitted, uncontested, and no retrial requested. If their family and political party join
Wiki and complain that it is a personal attack, should we remove it or call it
"accepting donations for future personal and political goals"? Should we call
them "controversial allegations"?
Raphael, I don't doubt you that Islam receives a far more negative spin on Wiki than
Christianity. I'll try to reply to some of the detailed aspects later, but my my view
regarding article and user interaction policy isn't going to change. If you want a
different "bias" than the current sources, you need to present better (or more
equivalent) sources that have a different "bias". Even then, there's no
guarantee it will change, especially if you're correct about the systemic bias. Those
types of biases arise from the people in the majority positions. I.e., those with
consensus. There's nothing written in the article standard policies that favor one
religion over another.~~~~Pro-Lick
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