[Foundation-l] [Functionaries-en] Jerusalem Post article about concerted pro-palestinian editing

[Fred Bauder]

There has certainly been many brief, and not so brief blocks, passed out.
I see my old friend Zeq in there (He once provoked me into admitting I'm
a Zionist). I don't think there is a solution, really other than to keep
monitoring editors and dealing with the most egregious offenders. I have
always been suspicious of government involvement, as I am of the Chinese
government, but never have seen an obvious instance. There does seem to
be some advocacy recently for propaganda campaigns coordinated by the
Israeli government:

http://www.haaretz.com/print-edition/features/israeli-propaganda-is-both-intelligent-and-necessary-1.265853

Fred Bauder

> There was the I/P ArbCom decision here <
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Requests_for_arbitration/Palestine-Israel_articles#Remedies>
> that implemented a host of discretionary sanctions.
>
> My personal opinion is that there has been concerted and conspiratorial
> editing on both sides, with the Israeli side being more openly "accused"
> until recently.
>
> I do not have any good solutions; however, as someone who has edited in
> the
> field, I do feel that there are political blocks that position themselves
> to
> push points of view. I openly admit to having a particular point of view,
> although I do my best to edit neutrally. I feel that there are many
> editors
> who do not do there best to edit neutrally, from all perspectives, and I
> am
> certain others would say that about me.
>
> :(
>
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> On Sun, May 16, 2010 at 10:11 PM, Fred Bauder
> <fredbaud at fairpoint.net>wrote:
>
>> Avi,
>>
>> Could you point us to the proposed arbitration decision and comment on
>> that? My thought, made without spending the mandatory 10 or 20 hours
>> actually necessary to get up to speed on the current situation is that
>> while in the past the Zionist viewpoint has generally prevailed,
>> opposing
>> viewpoints are starting to be expressed more thoroughly, which is
>> exactly
>> what is contemplated under the NPOV policy.
>>
>> You're probably much more informed than many of us.
>>
>> Fred Bauder
>>
>> > http://bit.ly/cVBfag
>> >
>> > Thoughts?
>> >
>> > --Avi
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