[WikiEN-l] Conflict of Interest and lobbyists for foreign governments

Ray Saintonge saintonge at telus.net
Mon Jul 30 03:02:46 UTC 2007


Thomas Dalton wrote:

>>I say indef block any IP's originating from the institution in question. A
>>stated goal of trying to influence Wikipedia in a POV way would get any
>>individual anon blocked, so why not a pseudo-governmental organization?
>>    
>>
>Technically, their stated goal is to present Israel fairly and
>accurately (ie. NPOV). Their blatant COI means they are unlikely to do
>that very well, but they aren't openly intending to introduce a POV.
>
People wih such a FOXy approach to fairness and accuracy have a tendency 
to believe the rhetoric of their neutrality.

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