[WikiEN-l] Thoughts on naming people - article content, this time.

David Gerard dgerard at gmail.com
Fri Jun 1 10:42:30 UTC 2007


On 01/06/07, Steve Bennett <stevagewp at gmail.com> wrote:

> Yeah it's a strange sort of category. I don't know whether it's Jews
> in particular doing it, but there have been some pretty concerted
> efforts to go around labelling as many scientists as possible "Jewish
> scientists" etc. I assume the intent is to promote or recognise the
> religion in some way, rather than to "out" the people in question, as
> the first post suggested.


It appears to be ethnic promotion. Look at the wranging over which
nationality makes it into an infobox.

Neutral point of view? What's that?

Why aren't these categories being removed as blatant NPOV violation
and incitement to more? Is NPOV up for a vote at CFD or something?


- d.



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