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This topic is seriously PoV biased. I agree with most of it...but its really biased against quotas.
I disagree. The article only describes one side of the issue. Many people consider Racial quotas "reverse racism". Both sides need to be discuessed in the article to have a NPOV. 130.49.142.155 ( talk) 20:07, 18 January 2011 (UTC)
131.109.147.121 14:20, 12 May 2006 (UTC)Lisette
The Civil Rights Act was passed in 1964, not 1984, and in the 1980's, President Reagan began trying to dismantle Affirmative Action. It's 20 years off. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.104.117.200 ( talk) 01:37, 8 July 2009 (UTC)
Something is fishy with the last complete rewrite of the article. I notice, some useful info is lost. Mikkalai 04:50, 6 Nov 2004 (UTC)
Old verion:
Racial quotas in employment and education represent proportions of underrepresented racial minorities that a company or school seeks in hiring, promotion, admissions or graduation. When the total number of jobs or enrollment slots is fixed, this proportion may get translated to a specific number. In education, this kind of quota is also known as Numerus clausus.
Advocates of affirmative action programs vigorously deny that these programs involve "quotas", and regard the term "racial quotas" as particularly divisive in that it is assumed to be backed by the force of law to enable or disable certain linked programs or benefits based solely upon attainment of the one "quota" measure.
Opponents of quotas object that one group is favored at the expense of another whenever a quota is invoked, i.e. it displaces another individual from another group, presumably individuals that would normally be favored on another more objective metric, such as test scores or previous achievements. Advocates point out that the quotas may compensate for other groups being unfairly favored somehow.
What the hell is a "terrorist country"?! What kind of term is that?!? 209.226.121.182 02:29, 6 June 2006 (UTC)
I removed the picture because of it's obvious political bias intent. Read the rules. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.194.194.192 ( talk) 22:56, 13 January 2010 (UTC)
It's not criticism, it's offensive.-- Hfquei ( talk) 04:48, 1 February 2010 (UTC)
I have added an image of a student protesting against racial quotas at the criticism section of this article, but Hfquei disagrees with the image, and considers it offensive and biased. As the discussion above proved useless to reach a consensus, I'm asking for a third opinion. In case the image is removed again before the end of this discussion, check for older revisions of the article to see if it is really offensive and/or biased. Thank you, Victão Lopes I hear you... 19:43, 1 February 2010 (UTC)
I have moved the article from Racial quota to Racial quotas because the article itself starts off with the plural JianLi 23:24, 4 July 2006 (UTC)
This article was the subject of a Wiki Education Foundation-supported course assignment, between 10 January 2024 and 24 April 2024. Further details are available on the course page. Student editor(s): Picklelaychip ( article contribs).
— Assignment last updated by Picklelaychip ( talk) 02:45, 3 April 2024 (UTC)
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This topic is seriously PoV biased. I agree with most of it...but its really biased against quotas.
I disagree. The article only describes one side of the issue. Many people consider Racial quotas "reverse racism". Both sides need to be discuessed in the article to have a NPOV. 130.49.142.155 ( talk) 20:07, 18 January 2011 (UTC)
131.109.147.121 14:20, 12 May 2006 (UTC)Lisette
The Civil Rights Act was passed in 1964, not 1984, and in the 1980's, President Reagan began trying to dismantle Affirmative Action. It's 20 years off. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.104.117.200 ( talk) 01:37, 8 July 2009 (UTC)
Something is fishy with the last complete rewrite of the article. I notice, some useful info is lost. Mikkalai 04:50, 6 Nov 2004 (UTC)
Old verion:
Racial quotas in employment and education represent proportions of underrepresented racial minorities that a company or school seeks in hiring, promotion, admissions or graduation. When the total number of jobs or enrollment slots is fixed, this proportion may get translated to a specific number. In education, this kind of quota is also known as Numerus clausus.
Advocates of affirmative action programs vigorously deny that these programs involve "quotas", and regard the term "racial quotas" as particularly divisive in that it is assumed to be backed by the force of law to enable or disable certain linked programs or benefits based solely upon attainment of the one "quota" measure.
Opponents of quotas object that one group is favored at the expense of another whenever a quota is invoked, i.e. it displaces another individual from another group, presumably individuals that would normally be favored on another more objective metric, such as test scores or previous achievements. Advocates point out that the quotas may compensate for other groups being unfairly favored somehow.
What the hell is a "terrorist country"?! What kind of term is that?!? 209.226.121.182 02:29, 6 June 2006 (UTC)
I removed the picture because of it's obvious political bias intent. Read the rules. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.194.194.192 ( talk) 22:56, 13 January 2010 (UTC)
It's not criticism, it's offensive.-- Hfquei ( talk) 04:48, 1 February 2010 (UTC)
I have added an image of a student protesting against racial quotas at the criticism section of this article, but Hfquei disagrees with the image, and considers it offensive and biased. As the discussion above proved useless to reach a consensus, I'm asking for a third opinion. In case the image is removed again before the end of this discussion, check for older revisions of the article to see if it is really offensive and/or biased. Thank you, Victão Lopes I hear you... 19:43, 1 February 2010 (UTC)
I have moved the article from Racial quota to Racial quotas because the article itself starts off with the plural JianLi 23:24, 4 July 2006 (UTC)
This article was the subject of a Wiki Education Foundation-supported course assignment, between 10 January 2024 and 24 April 2024. Further details are available on the course page. Student editor(s): Picklelaychip ( article contribs).
— Assignment last updated by Picklelaychip ( talk) 02:45, 3 April 2024 (UTC)