David Katz wrote:
The "apartheid wars" continue with an AFD
at
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/Allegations_of…
Of course, this isn't about apartheid all but actually yet another POV
pushing battle over Israel with proponents of the article wanting to keep it
because deleting it would mean Israel is isolated in the apartheid
allegation wars whilst opponents of the article want it deleted for
precisely that reason.
This is yet another example of how ArbComm's perpetual stalemate on issues
of any consequence only makes wiki more of a battleground since they dropped
the ball last year in the Allegations of Apartheid RFA.
The only way for the community to deal with this mess is if uninvolved
editors and admins - those who have nothing to do with
Israeli/Mideast/Palestinian articles - keep their eye on these articles and
intervene.
That's all fine in theory, but those of us who are uninvolved with those
articles are sane enough to keep away from them. Walking onto a
battlefield carrying a white flag does not protect anyone from getting
shot. Both sides are too intent upon winning to allow interference by a
peacemaker.
Deletion is a strong tool that leads to an absolute win if it can be
applied, but such a strong tool is thereby anti-neutral. Sometimes
these situations just need for someone with enough credibility to say,
"Guys, you have to find a way to live together."
Ec