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Hi all.
Can anybody here point me at a Wikipedia discussion page that can assist me? I'm not sure that this page is the right place, so please excuse me if this question is better asked elsewhere.
I was looking for information about a particular food brand and discovered that about 40% of the main article for the brand name was about how the brand is the subject of a boycott. Although the boycott itself (which includes much more than just this one brand) is worth its own Wikipedia page, I didn't think that devoting 40% of an article about a brand to a single (much larger) boycott effort was NPOV in terms of weight. For example, the reason that I looked at the page in the first place was to see if the page listed products and different flavors - none of which were listed.
Since I'm not a frequent editor (and I have never edited this article before), I figured I would try asking for guidance first. No, I haven't tried asking on the article's talk page, at least partly because this article doesn't really have anything on the talk page, and isn't frequently edited.
Help please? Thanks in advance. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Techielaw ( talk • contribs) 05:28, 29 June 2015 (UTC)
The phrase on page Greece "Greece is a democratic and developed country with an advanced high-income economy, a high quality of life and a very high standard of living" is misleading not reflection the facts in current situation. I strongly recommend an update for it. --OnlyTheTruth 14:25, 6 July 2015 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Cantikadam ( talk • contribs)
Article: Americans for Prosperity, also covers the associated Americans for Prosperity Foundation.
Content:
The Americans for Prosperity Foundation is the Koch brothers’ primary political advocacy group.
Sources:
The Koch brothers' main political arm intends to spend more than $125 million this year on an aggressive ground, air and data operation benefiting conservatives, according to a memo distributed to major donors and sources familiar with the group. The projected budget for Americans for Prosperity would be unprecedented for a private political group in a midterm, and would likely rival even the spending of the Republican and Democratic parties' congressional campaign arms.
In 2004, Koch started a group called the Americans for Prosperity Foundation devoted to personal and economic freedom. AFPF is now Koch's primary political-advocacy group.
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help)The Koch brothers' flagship organization, Americans for Prosperity, had an equally stellar Election Day.
Talk-page discussions:
A version of this content was added in March, 2015, collaboratively work-shopped on talk, please see Talk:Americans_for_Prosperity#Conflicting_accounts. The talk page consensus was that the consensus across multiple RS was strong enough for inclusion, and strong enough to support WP voice, making in-text attribution unnecessary. This content was recently 23 June deleted with an edit summary of "Return article to neutrality" by user Onel5969 as a small part of major, undiscussed content blanking. Recent commentary at WP:RSN also supported WP voice. I am currently seeking comments on the neutrality of the paraphrase across multiple reliable source references, and the neutrality of inclusion. Thank you in advance for your time. Hugh ( talk) 18:48, 5 July 2015 (UTC)
This is later than I wanted to because I lost the original comment difference, but I've found it.
User:OldSkool01 I believe has violated WP:NPOV by manipulating an otherwise reliable source in Wrestling Observer. He has done this by emailing Dave Meltzer directly asking for a response to the anecdotally proven claim that Global Warning was shown on pay per view in south east Asia. Here is the notice he gave that he would do so. "I have an e-mail out to Dave Meltzer and Bryan Alvarez of Wrestling Observer, as well as Mike Johnson of PWInsider asking to confirm on their respective sites that this show did not air on PPV."
On that page you would notice that I advised that the conversation should be taking place on the then existing WWE Global Warning page. The page was deleted so I can't show what I said in response to that, but I can say that I told him he shouldn't have done that and I attempted to head it off in similar terms. I can advise that I was successful with Mike Johnson, as he laughed off something that happened "a million years ago" (his words). This was the correct reaction so no harm was done. In the case of Meltzer however the result was a manipulated source that Old Skool used to shut down the debate over whether or not the event was shown on pay per view. [2]
This source is essential to back up other sources he uses, one from a fan (published by Meltzer), two from WWE corporate, while on the talk page of the current location of the Global Warning, Professional wrestling in Australia he mentions two more from PWTorch. With the exception of WWE Corporate they were from archive.org - which isn't an issue. What is an issue is that none of those sources by themselves explicitly state that the event wasn't on pay per view. And why would they? One is a live report and the others - including WWE Corporate - are American based. Pro Fight DB on the other hand (and formerly Cage Match until that disappeared in suspicious circumstances at almost exactly the same time as Meltzer's comment appeared as per above) stated that it was a pay per view and I used some other sources that make the claim as well. Each of them were ruled by a non admin as unreliable. [3] [4] [5]. There are two others as well but for reasons unknown they are blacklisted. TVRage and TheMovieDB.
Combine this with at least three people (myself included) who through OR - yes I know that's not allowed but it serves as back up only to the above links - know that it was one pay per view. Only one, TombstoneRide, has said nothing specific. An IP who edited Professional Wrestling in Australia claimed it was shown in Vietnam - IMO likely through a pirate feed which there were a lot of in the region back in 2002. Personally I was at the event and I vividly remember Tony Chimel saying before the show started that it was on pay per view in south east Asia and gave notice that the intro of the show would be PPV style for this reason - so make some noise (I think the reliable sources say that last bit was said at least and that's why). I am of the view that OldSkool01 has been obsessing over this for a long time and has been trying to shut it down without a smoking gun. The key issue here is that he manipulated Dave Meltzer creating the source he claims is the smoking gun. Because of the manipulation of a reliable, I believe that this source should be rules out of order under WP:NPOV and that my edit here should stand, without the Cage Match reference of course and with the other sources mentioned above. I am trying to find a smoking gun at my end, but publications are hard to find in south east Asia particularly from Australia. It's likely going to be hardcopy and not online if I'm right about where the smoking gun may be. The bottom line though is that neutrality on the basis of evidence needs to be maintained, and OldSkool via manipulation has violated that neutrality. Curse of Fenric ( talk) 23:47, 2 June 2015 (UTC)
I would appreciate admin help here to sort this out once and for all, thanks. Curse of Fenric ( talk) 02:24, 23 June 2015 (UTC)
This article does not describe the organization of which I and many other democratic socialists of my acquaintance were members. I fear that the sources used are either not neutral, or are being cherry-picked to exaggerate the radicalism of the group. As a former member, of course, I can only make this observation and ask for some eyes on it. -- Orange Mike | Talk 02:02, 9 July 2015 (UTC)
There is an issue that has been causing different editions and reversions in the article Venezuela. As stated in the article, "Venezuela also claims all Guyanese territory west of the Essequibo River, a 159,500-square-kilometre (61,583 sq mi) tract dubbed Guayana Esequiba or the Zona en Reclamación (the "zone being reclaimed")".
That claim has also been acknowledged on a treaty signed in 1966 by the interested parties: Venezuela, the United Kingdom and the then government of British Guiana (now Guyana), countries that have been involved in discussions supported by the good offices of a United Nations' Secretary General representative over decades. Venezuela official maps show this territory as belonging to Venezuela or, at least, as claimed territory. The United Nations website published the text of the above mentioned Agreement here. I notice that Wikipedia shows the claimed territories on the maps of other countries, such as Argentina, China, Chile, Morocco, India, Pakistan and so on.
There is a map of Venezuela here in Wikipedia which includes the claimed territory. That map was proposed to be erased but the result of that discussion was that the map shouldn't be erased since it fully complies with the NPOV policy. Nevertheless, the above mentioned map has been repeatedly removed from the article Venezuela by some users in order to enforce the Venezuelan map that does not show the claimed territory, arguing that the map with the claimed territory in light green violated the NPOV policy by "reflecting a Venezuelan poing of view". There have been several discussions on the talk page of the article about this problem, here, here, here and here.
In order to solve this recurrent and old problem, I'm looking for your assistance to receive a valuable opinion. My humble opinion is that the article must show the map with the claimed territory, since that claim is a formal one that is supported by a Treaty signed by all the parties involved, and also backed by the fact that the parties have been trying to solve the issue using the means of pacific settlement of disputes under a United Nations diplomatic process. In my opinion, what is contrary to the NPOV policy is to show the map without the claimed territory, since that way one would be supporting the position of some guyanese people (although, in fact, the State of Guyana abides by the above mentioned treaty). It is important to note that the map with the claimed territory is not saying that the territory is Venezuelan, but only that Venezuela has a claim over it. Hence, there's no violation of the NPOV policy here.
Also, if we are going to dismiss this claim by showing the map without the claimed territory, we would have to do the same with all the other maps that show the same (Argentina, Chile, China, Morocco, Taiwan, Cyprus, Israel, India, Pakistan, Sudan and similarly with all the cases of territorial disputes listed here. We have also this map Wikipedia uses in the article List of territorial disputes, which clearly notes the region claimed by Venezuela as a disputed territory.
I hope I can get your opinion soon, since this issue has also brought lots of problems in the Spanish version of Wikipedia, generating this huge, long discussion over it. The valuable opinion of people from the Wikipedia in English might bring some light and clarify what we must do in the end.
Regards, -- Hiddendaemian ( talk) 10:06, 9 July 2015 (UTC)
@ Centpacrr: Would anybody mind having some input on this matter? This revision has: "With the completion of voting on the referendum (which the Government claimed had been approved by a "98.79% 'Yes' vote""
The Wikipedian posted extracts from TIME and New York Times stories that show evidence of the German government lying: User_talk:Centpacrr#.22stated.22_vs._.22claimed.22. That does not change my belief that "stated" should be used. Instead I believe there should be a footnote that explains that TIME and New York Times stated that the German government was lying. WhisperToMe ( talk) 04:25, 6 July 2015 (UTC)
You are invited to join the discussion at Talk:Americans for Prosperity#Request for comment: $44M of $140M raised by Americans for Prosperity in 2012 election cycle from Koch-related funds. Please contribute to this request for comment, at which due weight has arisen as an issue. Thanks. Hugh ( talk) 20:06, 9 July 2015 (UTC)
Your comments are welcome at the RfC. By most of us. Thank you. Hugh ( talk) 05:12, 10 July 2015 (UTC)
You are invited to join the discussion at Talk:Americans for Prosperity#Request for comment: $44M of $140M raised by Americans for Prosperity in 2012 election cycle from Koch-related funds. This is an update and a request for wider participation. The RfC asks for community feedback on a one-sentence addition to an existing section of the article Americans for Prosperity. The main source is a pair of reports in The Washington Post, supported by FactCheck.org and the National Journal. While, in the first two weeks of this RfC, most of our content-related policies have been cited in opposing the content, the main issue centers on due weight. Your comments on the RfC question and on the form of the arguments in the position statements are needed. Attention from editors with some previous experience with the appropriate application of WP:DUE, WP:INDISCRIMINATE, and WP:COATRACK is respectfully requested. Generous excerpts from the sources are provided in the statement of the RfC question for your convenience. Please help with this request for comment. Thank you in advance for your time and attention. Hugh ( talk)
Hi, while doing some Cleanup I ran across this. There's what's amounting to an edit war over his death. The history, going back to Old revision of Brad Delp shows many edits removing and inserting it. I'm not familiar at all with this subject and don't want to research it, so I'm putting this here to let the rest of the community figure out what the NPOV is, if there is one. Jerod Lycett ( talk) 11:54, 10 July 2015 (UTC)
The article for the politician Jan Perry has been completely rewritten to sound like an advertisement. It is several times longer now, so I'm not sure if it should just be reverted or what. Any help would be appreciated. Kaldari ( talk) 03:00, 12 July 2015 (UTC)
An IP editor and I are having a disagreement about using "illegal immigrant" or "undocumented immigrants" at the article on GEO Group. We can ignore all the OR about whether or not entering the country illegally is a crime or a civil infraction and concentrate on the issue. The paragraph regarding the incident uses 3 sources.
First, the objection by the IP was that his change from "illegal" to "undocumented" was on the basis of grammar. Later, it became an argument about the law, now it has become a word count. There are 2 reliable third party sources dealing with the specific incident. Both sources use the phrase "illegal alien", one uses "undocumented" and "illegal". I contend that we go with the third party sources (personal interpretations of the law having no value in this) and both sources use "illegal". The primary source should be disregarded since it doesn't actually address the incident being reported on, nor does it use either term in question. Niteshift36 ( talk) 15:49, 10 July 2015 (UTC)
Niteshift36, I would appreciate if you would assume good faith, as per Wikipedia guidelines. You seem to be failing to do so with Sammy1339 and the IP user above, and you have certainly failed to do so with your characterization of me above. My justification for making the initial change has always been grammar (although I do see merit in the label argument above). You were the individual who brought up the interpretation of the law, and you were the person who brought up the whole notion of a "word count." Please stop attempting to make any of these seem as if I introduced them, since I did not. Additionally, since your entire objection so far seems to ultimately depend on the fact that only one source previously used "undocumented," I have added an additional source for you. And, since I wasn't really adding the source to please you (until I just came to this noticeboard thread after making my edit), you will also find that it enhances the article by providing an actual account of the one of the two individuals who went into the detention center through an interview on a reliable source (I even went and checked the noticeboard for reliable sources to make sure that there wouldn't be a problem with a source I had not heard about before). I would assume that, with the addition of this source, your objections to the use of the term "undocumented," which is now used in 2 of the 4 sources (indeed, the same amount of sources that use "illegal"), are over. The use of "undocumented" has always been supported by a third-party reliable source, and now it is supported by two reliable sources since the one prior was not enough for you. You're welcome, and I do appreciate you being largely civil, despite some of your unjustified presumptions and assertions about me. 164.82.32.13 ( talk) 21:58, 13 July 2015 (UTC)
I guess your assertion that I "defined illegal immigration" in my post is another "mistake" on your part. I was talking about grammar, and your posted link shows just that. As for Democracy Now, it is a reliable news source. I already checked the noticeboards. I guess your statement that it is a "very partisan advocacy site" is once again another "mistake." Further, I was not "shopping for another source," but providing legitimate information on the first-hand account of the activists, which the page had referenced (another "mistake" on your part). If I had merely wanted to find another source that uses "undocumented," there are plenty of those out there, including ones by local news stations as well as Fox News Latino (interestingly, in reading about what Fox News Latino was, I came across a Geraldo Rivera article on Fox News strongly condemning the use of the words "illegal" and "alien" as offensive and demeaning, of which I was largely unaware, but which I think only supports my grammatical change). Also, your statement that about "what the source says" must be another "mistake" considering there have always been 3 sources, 1 of which uses neither "illegal" or "undocumented" (despite your repeated, "mistaken" attempts to previously claim it did) and another which uses "undocumented" (despite your repeated, "mistaken" attempts to previously claim it was OR). It was never the case that "the source" said "illegal," but rather that 2 of the 3 sources used it (edit: and none used the term "alien," which you "mistakenly" said they both do), including 1 which also used "undocumented." Now there is another source that also uses "undocumented" and provides additional, relevant information. If you need an additional source for some reason, I can certainly post it, since you are the person who has repeatedly been source-counting (despite your repeated, "mistaken" attempts to claim that I have been word counting, which I only did after you "mistakenly" claimed that none of the sources used "undocumented" and it was therefore OR). But regardless of the new source or any further sources, the term "undocumented" has always been in the sources, and so "what the sources" say is largely irrelevant to deciding between the two terms, since the term already has and has always had support in the sources. So if one of the two terms is grammatically incorrect (in addition to offensive), and both terms are used in the sources, then what is your objection to the term? 164.82.32.13 ( talk) 13:31, 14 July 2015 (UTC)
You never said "a very partisan site." You said "a very partisan advocacy site." It's not an advocacy site. It's a news site. That is just one of your lies, which I am going to call lies because you continue to repeat them after being corrected, including the fact that you claim I defined "illegal immigration" in my initial post. I'll post several more sources using "undocumented" if that is what you want. Otherwise, please provide what your objection is to using a term that is already used in one of the sources provided? 164.82.32.13 ( talk) 17:23, 14 July 2015 (UTC)
What was your objection that you clearly stated? That it was only used in one source instead of two? If it was something more than this mere source-counting, then please let me know because I am not seeing anything else. Additionally, I made no threat about making a point. YOU were the one counting sources and originally claiming OR (even though the term has ALWAYS been in the sources). And here is the other source that you requested providing an explanation of the grammatical problems with "illegal immigrant" (as well as addressing some of the problems of offensiveness), which clearly shows this is not about my "personal preference" but an increasingly accepted interpretation about the proper use of the term: "Except in direct quotes essential to the story, use illegal only to refer to an action, not a person: illegal immigration, but not illegal immigrant." [1] So in this case, there is no question that "undocumented" is an appropriate term since it is used in the sources to describe the activists, while the term "illegal" is also used by the sources but has both grammatical and labeling concerns. I suggest that we remove it due to those concerns given that it is already used in a source (and so there are no concerns about it being not an accurate description or OR). I would really appreciate if you would actually provide your objection to the term "undocumented" rather than simply referring to your past "clear" statements, which I apologetically do not find clear. 164.82.32.13 ( talk) 18:38, 14 July 2015 (UTC) Here is another article if you desire, primarily focused on the offensiveness issue. [2] 164.82.32.13 ( talk) 18:42, 14 July 2015 (UTC)
Hi, I came across a article about the Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group and I noticed that it was tagged as being an advert since December 2014. I can see why because the article is missing a lot of things good and bad, such as the recent credit card hack and the celebrity fans campaign. I've made a start on tidying up the article by making a start on the recent incident, replacing the logo to SVG and reorganising the hotels between the current and defunct/sold: I wonder if anyone could help me in cleaning off more of the WP:SOAP? Thanks in advance. -- Marianian( talk) 01:03, 15 July 2015 (UTC)
Hello, the article on Lyoness has a few issues, one of which is Neutral point of view. Regarding NPOV, the controversy section has a few issues:
I have attempted to talk to the wikipedia user OrbitalCannon but he is not responding. However, the other individual and I are having a good discussion on the article's talk page.. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Metaperl ( talk • contribs) 11:13, 18 July 2015 (UTC)
If this isn't an ad, I don't know what is. Hartenhof ( talk) 10:13, 3 July 2015 (UTC)
I personally feel that describing The Guardian (newspaper) as simply of the centre-left, as if it were a fact, and without equivocation or qualification, because the newspaper (unofficially) said so, from a single (and now outdated) source (being a quote from an interview of a journalist of the Guardian by another journalist of the Guardian, as a side-story in an article (about themselves; namely, their own election coverage of the United States presidential election, 2004) from the year 2004, as cited in the article ( [14])), violates the requirement to be descriptively neutral. -- Urquhartnite ( talk) 12:33, 6 July 2015 (UTC)
Is this terminology correct? [15] -- Ysangkok ( talk) 01:18, 21 July 2015 (UTC)
I just wanted to get a few opinions on a phrase. The General Motors article currently includes phrases in the bankruptcy section talking about using "taxpayer money" (I think it's 3 variations of this phrase). I think that phrase has a negative bias like a WP:WEASEL word. So first question, do you agree or is it just me? Second, what would be a preferred phrase? I have suggested "government backed" (but that might not be technically correct) or "government funded". I think traditionally when people say it "cost the taxpayers" they are trying to make it personal so the taxpayer feels offended. Thanks for your input. Springee ( talk) 23:22, 19 July 2015 (UTC)
Per
WP:LABEL we should avoid using value-laden labels. This would appear to be such a case. Yes, some articles have used the "taxpayer dollar" type label but that applies to basically all government spending. Unless that is the standard way Wikipedia refers to government spending we should probably stick to more neutral terms (see the TARP reference above as an example).
Springee (
talk) 13:55, 20 July 2015 (UTC)
Several editors are removing any and all attempts to summarize the main points of the sourced criticism section in the lead section of United States Department of Homeland Security. [17] [18] I am bringing my concerns here so that uninvolved editors can weigh in and attempt to solve the problem. Thanks. Viriditas ( talk) 21:28, 21 July 2015 (UTC)
Is "marriage equality" a suitable term to use on Wikipedia in place of "same-sex marriage"? Elizium23 ( talk) 17:10, 21 July 2015 (UTC)
I've started an RfC at Talk:Death of Sandra Bland#RfC: History of Waller County. Since this is a highly sensitive issue and no doubt a high-profile article, I started the RfC to avoid an edit war and gain consensus. The disagreement is about whether or not including the history of Waller County (racial tension and a case of police brutality) is POV-pushing. Please contribute if you can. Thanks! —Мандичка YO 😜 04:02, 23 July 2015 (UTC)
A dispute has been present on this article since January. Essentially, another editor, User:Chrisuae, and myself have discussed the article along with User:PeeJay2K3, and Chrisuae and I agreed that this edit: [19] is far more comprehensive and more neutral than the article's current form, which PeeJay has implemented himself, ignoring the discussion on the talk page. It should be noted that our edit uses FIFA as the source for the table, and details nine more sources, which give different trophy totals due to a slightly different set of trophies counted in each one. These nine sources include a BBC source, which gives Man Utd the greater total due to inclusion of the Community Shield as a trophy. As you can see by its status section, it is generally considered a minor trophy, hence its omission in the other sources. The more neutral edit also contains the phrase "In the absence of any definitive measure of historical success, both clubs can legitimately claim the to be 'the greatest English football club'."
In comparison, PeeJay's edit only includes three sources, two of which do not back up the statement included in the article: these sources are the BBC article, and both of the clubs' official sites, which list two different sets of trophies. PeeJay has effectively taken the Man Utd source as the reference for the set of trophies, and drawn this set from the Liverpool source. This edit gives the trophy total as 62 to 59, in favour of Man Utd, while our edit gives Liverpool the most trophies, per the FIFA source, but details the other sources and their totals. It should be noted that I am neither a Liverpool or Man Utd fan, while PeeJay, as detailed on his user page, is a Man Utd fan.
Due to the more neutral, comprehensive set of sources and the more neutral language, I think Chrisaue's and my edit should be implemented. PeeJay however, is reverting all attempts to implement it, disregarding the reasoning reached in the discussion. Please offer us some 3rd party guidance on the neutrality of these two edits. Thanks a lot for reading. Autonova ( talk) 18:07, 23 July 2015 (UTC)
Should our article on Greece - either the lede or the economy section - mention Greece's chronic economic problems? In particular, should it mention that Greece had the world's largest ever sovereign default, in 2012? bobrayner ( talk) 19:00, 10 July 2015 (UTC)
Actually I am going to revise my last comment. There is indeed a neutrality problem with the Greece lede which is that it admits Republic of Macedonia per its constitutional name rather than Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia which is how Greece recognises it. Obviously there are reasons for why it is presented as ROM and not FYROM across the whole site but the very fact that the editors to oppose mention of the crisis on the first line do not contest this is proof that policies and guidelines are being respected on the article. -- Oranges Juicy ( talk) 10:01, 11 July 2015 (UTC)
We are all in agreement that essential details should be included in the article. Nobody has requested its removal from the page, and one hour ago there were three links to the crisis throughout the article. But to know what goes into the opening lines, it is explained in WP:LEDE, whereas if you read the comments by other editors here and at Talk:Greece, you'll see that WP:RECENT is mentioned. -- Oranges Juicy ( talk) 09:54, 12 July 2015 (UTC)
Obviously the recent economic crisis in Greece doesn't belong in the lede section. This is severe recentism. It does belong in the body of the article, given its global significance for the past several years. -- Sammy1339 ( talk) 20:02, 11 July 2015 (UTC)
Can we have some fresh eyes on
Men's rights movement in India, please? The article reads almost wholly like a promotion of the men's rights movement in India — everything else is crammed into a brief criticism section at the end, which probably few readers ever reach (it's quite a long article). Having negative views and information ghettoized in a special criticism section is depreceated, see
WP:CRITICISM. The criticism needs to be incorporated into the article, in a way such that, for instance, a statement by a "researcher" that "police don't take any action even if the suicide note of a man states that he was tortured by his wife and in-laws, but in case of a woman's suicide her husband's family is taken into custody without investigation"
might possibly be put into perspective, or even contradicted by somebody, in place (as opposed to elsewhere in this long article). The overall impression the article purveys is that the major problems affecting men, women and family life in India are false dowry cases, false rape accusations, women demanding exorbitant alimony, and the high suicide rate of married men because they're unable to withstand verbal, emotional, economic and physical abuse from their wives. I don't want to edit it, both because it's not a field I've studied, and because I want to remain uninvolved in case I need to take admin action per the article probation it's under (see
Talk:Men's rights movement/Article probation). If nobody else wants to edit this article either, with a view to introducing fresh perspectives, I guess we're stuck with it. :-(
I see in the history that many people have made good reverts of the worst material, but much too cautiously IMO, without addressing the basic structure and viewpoint of the text. Kenfyre is basically the only person who has edited the article since December 2014. It's not my intention to criticise him, as he's clearly a careful, competent editor, but he has followed quite closely the pattern that was already there, mainly just adding more court decisions, more men's rights organisations, etc (and, note, also more criticisms in the criticism section). Mere addition of more of the same does little to address the article's structural problems.
I've posted the same criticism on the article talkpage, but I'm putting it here to get some eyes on it, because I don't think the talkpage is widely read. Apart from templates, it has only been edited five times since it was created eight years ago, with a concern from 2007 that "those who are not sympathetic to issues regarding men's rights may try to vandalise this article" still the first thing that meets the eye. Bishonen | talk 17:39, 17 July 2015 (UTC).
You are invited to join the discussion at Talk:Americans for Prosperity#Request for comment: $44M of $140M raised by Americans for Prosperity in 2012 election cycle from Koch-related funds. This is an update and a request for wider participation. The request for comment asks for community feedback on a one-sentence addition to the existing "Funding" section of the article Americans for Prosperity that summarizes multiple sources. The proposed content summarizes a key finding of investigative journalism. The main source is a pair of reports in The Washington Post, supported by FactCheck.org and the National Journal. Your comments are needed. Attention from uninvolved editors with some previous experience with the appropriate application of WP:DUE, WP:INDISCRIMINATE, and WP:COATRACK is respectfully requested. Generous excerpts from the sources are provided in the statement of the request for comment question for your convenience. Please help with this request for comment. This request for comment will probably be closing next week. Thank you in advance for your time and attention. Thanks. Hugh ( talk) 15:18, 27 July 2015 (UTC)
This request for comment will most likely close Thursday, 6 August 2015. This is an update and a request for wider participation. Issues in the appropriate application of our WP:DUE and WP:INDISCRIMINATE content policies remain central to the discussion. Your comments are needed. Please help with this important request for comment. Thank you in advance for your time and attention. Hugh ( talk) 15:21, 30 July 2015 (UTC)
User Saint458 has justified this revert of my edit with WP:POV citing also WP:UNDUE and WP:SYNTHESIS as well as relying on a single source. User Saint458 and I are really very far from each other, the user reads into my edits that I consider the topic under discussion ( Anti-fascism) a "truly evil" term, something that I cannot agree to. I for my part consider my reverted edit to already be motivated on the talk page or the edit summaries as:
I wrote my reverted contribution two weeks ago and still think it is justified, with its actual formulations subject to modification if need be. The cited source includes a link to Google books, so anyone should be able to inspect the cited source and suggest changes to the formulations, but in spite of my offer to reformulate the edit no such suggestions have been made so far. One thing that user Saint458 and I agree to is to get an outside opinion. So here I am. Lklundin ( talk) 10:59, 30 July 2015 (UTC)
- Saint458 ( talk) 12:09, 30 July 2015 (UTC)
Hi, could we please get some more eyes on David Paul Kuhn? I'm concerned that recent edits to the page have been promotional and have made the page worse rather than improved it. I've attempted engaging in dialogue at the talk page but that doesn't seem to have worked. If anyone could drop by and give your two cents on the neutrality of the page that would be appreciated. Thanks. Safehaven86 ( talk) 23:04, 9 August 2015 (UTC)
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PolNewsReaderWiki view:
I appreciate Safehaven86 attempting to find a neutral observer to arbitrate this (overdone) dispute. I addressed the issues I had with Safehaven86’s conduct in detail in my letter near the bottom of the Talk page related to this subject’s page. I have felt generally bullied by user Safhaven86, among other issues. But I will try to stick with the issue. Let me summarize some of it:
- I pointed out to Safehaven86 over a week ago other examples of those in political media I edited. Including: Chris Cillizza, Jules Witcover, Chuck Todd, and more. For one, I noted them because I added nothing this subject’s page I did not on others. In fact, after much back and forth, I had noted positive reviews in much greater detail on other pages.
- I also noted these people in political media because I had to determine if Safehaven86 had an issue with my editing or an issue with the subject of this page. In other words, I was trying to determine bias. Safehaven86 made no bones with those other subjects. Thus I logically determined bias. . Safehaven86 doesn't focus on politics. She had inserted errors on this page in the past. This all, also, raised my radar.
- I did not touch the language around the subject’s first book, The Neglected Voter. That language stood for years. I understood that as a Wiki consensus. Still, when I fixed outdated info on page, in order to improve page, I spent a bit of time and researched and added links to articles written in Washington Times, Economist, and Time magazine. Safehaven86 cut all those links.
- Safehaven86 had issue with the line The Neglected Voter received “wide praise.” Again that was entered by other editors years before me. Safehaven86 cites her respect for Wiki consensus but then scrubbed those words. I went back to the editors who did put in those words. I’m guessing they did it because they had read articles on the book but also, maybe even more, they had read the endorsements of figures across party lines on the Amazon page. I found that here: http://www.amazon.com/Neglected-Voter-White-Democratic-Dilemma ebook/dp/B001AW2PKA/ref=sr_1_1_twi_2_kin?ie=UTF8&qid=1439231118&sr=8-1&keywords=the+neglected+voter www.davidpaulkuhn.com/neglected-voter.html. At this link, I see an endorsement from political figures like Wes Clark and Tucker Carlson, who agree on little in politics, as well as Larry Sabato of UVA, etc. References to these endorsements are now cut. This means the comment about broad “praise” loses context.
- Safehaven86 now argues to cut link on Economist article because “Economist link fails verification--it's not a review of the book, it only mentions it in passing and does not praise it.” The article was added because it’s on the central topic of the book. It quotes Kuhn in it as well. And of course, it only mentions the book in passing. News articles are this way. Yet this is ironic, because Safehaven86 previous chose a random polling article that actually had nothing to do with the book, but mentioned it, and argued it should be the primary source at the top of the page. Again, see Talk page related to “David Paul Kuhn”
- Listen, I think it’s good to have some description of a book on Wiki pages and not just list them. If we just list, we'll all soon be replaced by bots. This is subjective, of course. I thought, having read the novel, citing NJ former Governor Christine Todd Whitman’s line was descriptive but not “promotional.” See What Makes It Worthy Amazon page. So when I finished working the page, I quoted only her saying it is “a love story and an exposé on modern American campaigns.” From here: http://www.amazon.com/What-Makes-Worthy-David-Paul-ebook/dp/B0115NW79C/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=
But I have not fought ridding the page of that line. This is because another editor weighed in. I think the page now has a middle ground, and is more monotone, a little less interesting, if you will, than many pages about political subjects. But no biggie.
In the end, this dispute is overdone, unfortunate, generally exaggerated, in view. And yet, perhaps because of Safehaven's scrubbing the page-- and how I felt this user behaved after I tried to heed the user's views-- I think it's important to take a stand even on these smaller matters. But frankly, I'd rather spend this time updating my next subject, my next page.
I am not perfect. For example, I'm still working on being sure I cite sources in the Wiki style. But in the end, I've done nothing on this page I have not with the others I work in politics and political media. And in the course of that work, I've corrected outdated information, noted missing books, added detail.
I look forward to other editors’ views. Thanks!
~PolNewsReaderWiki — Preceding unsigned comment added by PolNewsReaderWiki ( talk • contribs) 18:59, 10 August 2015 (UTC)
I admit that I've not yet investigated the history of the Music community article in detail, but I stumbled across this noticeboard after posting a link to an article called ".music applicant caught using bogus Wikipedia page" for possible inclusion in The Signpost and adding a "POV" to the article in question. I am having trouble accessing many of the sources used to construct the article, which means assessing its tone can be somewhat difficult. I am inviting other editors, especially those who are more familiar with this process, to tag the article and/or improve it as needed. This may be the first time I've added the "POV" tag to an article (this is not the sort of work I usually do at Wikipedia), but given the DomainIncite article I thought some research from more experienced editors would be helpful. Thank you for your consideration. --- Another Believer ( Talk) 18:14, 13 August 2015 (UTC)
The Betsy DeVos article, and the similar one on her husband are overflowing with promotional, unsourced, and unreliably sourced trivia, and have been stripped of all material critical of the subjects (and there's lots of it, findable in second with Google). Literally 3/4 of this article can be safely deleted, and even then it will still be terribly biased. I've outlined briefly the issues at Talk:Betsy DeVos, but a cleanup operation on this pair of professionally PR-managed pseudo-articles is outside my editing scope, and I have many other fish to fry (I just came across the page while WP:GNOMEing, and found it appalling. PS: Both subjects are notable, so cleanup not page deletion is needed. PS: A WP:COI editor working on these pages was recently indeffed. — SMcCandlish ☺ ☏ ¢ ≽ʌⱷ҅ᴥⱷʌ≼ 02:05, 16 August 2015 (UTC)
See talk:Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action. My attempts to link to the actual RfC, instead of just the page, are not working. If anyone knows how to fix that, please do. Iran nuclear weapons 2 ( talk) 19:56, 17 August 2015 (UTC)
An RfC about whether or not inclusion of not yet broadcast shows is UNDUE weight is under discussion at Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Television#RfC_-_Should_TV_network_pages_include_future_programming_lists.3F. -- TRPoD aka The Red Pen of Doom 12:17, 19 August 2015 (UTC) Fixed the link to an internal as was seemingly intended from original post, Dr Crazy 102 ( talk) 00:42, 20 August 2015 (UTC)
I believe this section gives an inappropriate negative slant to the article and is not in keeping with NPOV or other articles on game shows and should be removed. The main editor Launchballer disagrees. See Talk & [38] Scowie ( talk) 18:43, 21 August 2015 (UTC)
See [39]. His argument is that this isn't a reliable source, but we've been over that one time and time again. What I actually see with this editor is an attempt to remove any critical material from the article and make it a brochure for the ADF, just as he has done with Alan Sears, the president of the ADF which he has filled with quotations from Sears showcasing his positions. He'd agreed earlier to cut them down (there's also a potential copyvio issue) but didn't, so I did and he restored them. Doug Weller ( talk) 15:20, 2 August 2015 (UTC)
For the record, The SPLC has a well-earned reputation for mischaracterizing mainstream conservative and religious organizations as "hate" groups. Lumping the Alliance Defending Freedom in with the Klan and neo-Nazis violates both the letter and spirit of numerous Wikipedia policies and guidelines. Intermittentgardener ( talk) 19:34, 24 August 2015 (UTC)
This abstract discussion of reliability is pointless, because the issue of reliability, just like of Verifiability must be considered only in the context of specific claims, which correctness may be contested. Now, please explain which part of the following claim by SPLC:
The ADF has a record of sharp anti-gay bigotry. Its president, Alan Sears, co-wrote a rabidly anti-gay 2003 book, sold by the ADF, called The Homosexual Agenda: Exposing the Principal Threat to Religious Freedom Today. The book is filled with anti-gay diatribes and argues that the demise of anti-sodomy laws will lead to overturning “laws against pedophilia, sex between close relatives, polygamy, bestiality and all other distortions and violations of God’s plan.” Also in 2003, the ADF sent out a “prayer alert” that said overturning the laws would “be an affront to our Constitution, to our nation’s heritage and history, and to God’s Word.” It filed an amicus brief defending anti-sodomy laws in Lawrence v. Texas.
is contested. Without a specific contest, the whole stuff is but an exercise in wikilawyering. Staszek Lem ( talk) 02:18, 25 August 2015 (UTC)
Surely this must have been written by a die-hard Ang Lee fan, right? The opening has this sentence:
"Lee's insight into the human heart has allowed his films to transcend cultural and linguistic barriers to speak to audiences all over the world."
The whole article is full of stuff like this. Basically, it's an article about how great Ang Lee is, how hard his life choices have been, how great his movies are, and how he deserves to be idolized. I put up template messages, but other than that I don't even know where to start. Friginator ( talk) 23:33, 30 August 2015 (UTC)
As its coming up to the centenary of his death. I think it's important to perceiver on having the truth printed in here. I am I guess the the closest eldest living male relative to this person and from my grandmother down is removed from all information here. The actions of the last Earl are not posted in any truth. My previous attempts have been deleted. Sorry I've started a new account. I am sure there are amazing researches that can accurately explain what the present situation is. D. John Saunders ( talk) 22:03, 31 August 2015 (UTC)
I would like to make a comment on the above article which I believe is politicised. Namely Palestine or Assyria/Assyrio Palestine was born (according to western curriculum) of the Assyrian invasion of 740 BC and did not exist before that time according to the ancient maps I studied in the west. If this is the case the term Paleo-Canaanites may not be valid. Many other tribes are also mentioned who weren't necessarily in control but who possibly lived in Canaan during that era, but there are reasons to suggest that some were part of an occupancy of an earlier era of Assyrian domination which displaced the Isrealites who were original to the land. If this is the case as it has been suggested, then the term Paleo-Canaanites may be correct. Nevertheless the term Palestine should only be used between the period of the Assyrian orders and the end of world war 2. That is to be legally and politically correct. With regard to the eras of foreign domination listed within the article. I don't believe the Babylonian Empire need be included because it was a colony of the Assyrian Empire and where the Isrealites were forced to inhabit for the first fifty years of the Assyrian domination of 740 BC. How would a city overthrow an empire? I say this because evidence of earlier Assyrian dominance and control is found in Genesis chapter 14:1-20. Also Abram who has recently entered Canaan, is not a stranger to the King of Sodom or the King of Salem (Jerusalem), and his nephew Lot is living in Sodom and very nearly transported by the King of Assyria, although when they first parted ways he intended to inhabit Zoar. Both were cities of the planes around the Dead Sea which were not a part of the land of Canaan. Abram, together with his family, first set off for Canaan from Ur of the Chaldeons (a seat of power in the Assyrian Empire?). Ur, the place of his father's birth, was almost definitely an Assyrian colony so Abram and his tribe are likely to have been indigenous to the land around and about Canaan according to what the bible and other (later) evidence portrays (edicts, maps and displaced peoples who still exist). But no evidence of the tribe of Abram, soon to be Israel, also due to being displaced through war and famine. The latter may have been a tactic of the Assyrian army. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 78.19.239.92 ( talk) 20:36, 1 September 2015 (UTC)
Is it possible to look at this article, particularly the "examples" section? There's been a lot of discussion lately on the talk page about NPOV and sources generally. Thanks. -- The Vintage Feminist ( talk) 06:38, 21 August 2015 (UTC)
As an involved editor in the discussion at hand, it would have been appreciated if the parties to this discussion had first brought their concerns to talk:moral panic instead of jumping right to this noticeboard. Also, the courtesy of some kind of notification that this discussion was being started would have been appreciated as well. Etamni | ✉ | ✓ 11:13, 4 September 2015 (UTC)
This article (blog post written by expert) is one of the sources being used to support the statement "['British style' is] also called 'logical quotation'" in Quotation marks in English. Opponents say that it is "anti-logical punctuation." Supporter says that because the article is supporting a neutral statement, its stance doesn't matter.
Article: [41] Author: [42] Diff: [43]
Thank you. Darkfrog24 ( talk) 11:44, 5 September 2015 (UTC)
RfC regarding an amendment to MEDRS, specifically asking if we should or shouldn't allow high-quality sources to be rejected because of the country in which the research is published. Any interested editors are welcome to comment. LesVegas ( talk) 00:11, 6 September 2015 (UTC)
Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi is alleged terrorist of mumbai attacks. [1]India blamed the Pakistan and lakhvi for this attack and raised the issue in united nations [2] while pakistan questions on Evidences [3] [4]
After reading this article the tone of this article does not seams neutral to me because most of the statements are written by Indian point of view basically referenced with indian news sites.i think in this article the references should be from Neutral third party sources instead of indian news sites.
As i am a new user i will welcome your suggestions. HIAS ( talk) 14:59, 6 September 2015 (UTC)
Is the “etymology” section of Canada in line with NPOV policy? Has the etymology of the word “Canada” been a subject of debate for years/centuries? If so should we have in the etymology section a brief paragraph with a concise reference to such historical debate? Is the etymology of Canada clearly established today or there are still several theories accepted as plausible? - Please read relevant discussion on Talk:Canada page and comment - J Pratas ( talk) 16:20, 17 August 2015 (UTC)
Yes, it's NPOV. As Canada is an overview article, there is no need to present a tiny minority point of view along side the most significant one. People interested in looking at alternative theories will head to the main article on the subject. Someguy1221 ( talk) 10:23, 27 August 2015 (UTC)
This page seems to have six extremely-opinionated paragraphs of material tacked on at the end of a halfway-decent beginning-class article. There has apparently been some effort made at removing the partisan parts, but it hasn't been sufficient. The page probably needs to be adopted by some editors that can trim off the appropriate parts and keep an eye on it. Deltopia ( talk) 04:06, 7 September 2015 (UTC)
Open to opinions; see Talk:Palestine#RfC -- Kendrick7 talk 03:46, 8 September 2015 (UTC)
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Hi all.
Can anybody here point me at a Wikipedia discussion page that can assist me? I'm not sure that this page is the right place, so please excuse me if this question is better asked elsewhere.
I was looking for information about a particular food brand and discovered that about 40% of the main article for the brand name was about how the brand is the subject of a boycott. Although the boycott itself (which includes much more than just this one brand) is worth its own Wikipedia page, I didn't think that devoting 40% of an article about a brand to a single (much larger) boycott effort was NPOV in terms of weight. For example, the reason that I looked at the page in the first place was to see if the page listed products and different flavors - none of which were listed.
Since I'm not a frequent editor (and I have never edited this article before), I figured I would try asking for guidance first. No, I haven't tried asking on the article's talk page, at least partly because this article doesn't really have anything on the talk page, and isn't frequently edited.
Help please? Thanks in advance. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Techielaw ( talk • contribs) 05:28, 29 June 2015 (UTC)
The phrase on page Greece "Greece is a democratic and developed country with an advanced high-income economy, a high quality of life and a very high standard of living" is misleading not reflection the facts in current situation. I strongly recommend an update for it. --OnlyTheTruth 14:25, 6 July 2015 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Cantikadam ( talk • contribs)
Article: Americans for Prosperity, also covers the associated Americans for Prosperity Foundation.
Content:
The Americans for Prosperity Foundation is the Koch brothers’ primary political advocacy group.
Sources:
The Koch brothers' main political arm intends to spend more than $125 million this year on an aggressive ground, air and data operation benefiting conservatives, according to a memo distributed to major donors and sources familiar with the group. The projected budget for Americans for Prosperity would be unprecedented for a private political group in a midterm, and would likely rival even the spending of the Republican and Democratic parties' congressional campaign arms.
In 2004, Koch started a group called the Americans for Prosperity Foundation devoted to personal and economic freedom. AFPF is now Koch's primary political-advocacy group.
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help)The Koch brothers' flagship organization, Americans for Prosperity, had an equally stellar Election Day.
Talk-page discussions:
A version of this content was added in March, 2015, collaboratively work-shopped on talk, please see Talk:Americans_for_Prosperity#Conflicting_accounts. The talk page consensus was that the consensus across multiple RS was strong enough for inclusion, and strong enough to support WP voice, making in-text attribution unnecessary. This content was recently 23 June deleted with an edit summary of "Return article to neutrality" by user Onel5969 as a small part of major, undiscussed content blanking. Recent commentary at WP:RSN also supported WP voice. I am currently seeking comments on the neutrality of the paraphrase across multiple reliable source references, and the neutrality of inclusion. Thank you in advance for your time. Hugh ( talk) 18:48, 5 July 2015 (UTC)
This is later than I wanted to because I lost the original comment difference, but I've found it.
User:OldSkool01 I believe has violated WP:NPOV by manipulating an otherwise reliable source in Wrestling Observer. He has done this by emailing Dave Meltzer directly asking for a response to the anecdotally proven claim that Global Warning was shown on pay per view in south east Asia. Here is the notice he gave that he would do so. "I have an e-mail out to Dave Meltzer and Bryan Alvarez of Wrestling Observer, as well as Mike Johnson of PWInsider asking to confirm on their respective sites that this show did not air on PPV."
On that page you would notice that I advised that the conversation should be taking place on the then existing WWE Global Warning page. The page was deleted so I can't show what I said in response to that, but I can say that I told him he shouldn't have done that and I attempted to head it off in similar terms. I can advise that I was successful with Mike Johnson, as he laughed off something that happened "a million years ago" (his words). This was the correct reaction so no harm was done. In the case of Meltzer however the result was a manipulated source that Old Skool used to shut down the debate over whether or not the event was shown on pay per view. [2]
This source is essential to back up other sources he uses, one from a fan (published by Meltzer), two from WWE corporate, while on the talk page of the current location of the Global Warning, Professional wrestling in Australia he mentions two more from PWTorch. With the exception of WWE Corporate they were from archive.org - which isn't an issue. What is an issue is that none of those sources by themselves explicitly state that the event wasn't on pay per view. And why would they? One is a live report and the others - including WWE Corporate - are American based. Pro Fight DB on the other hand (and formerly Cage Match until that disappeared in suspicious circumstances at almost exactly the same time as Meltzer's comment appeared as per above) stated that it was a pay per view and I used some other sources that make the claim as well. Each of them were ruled by a non admin as unreliable. [3] [4] [5]. There are two others as well but for reasons unknown they are blacklisted. TVRage and TheMovieDB.
Combine this with at least three people (myself included) who through OR - yes I know that's not allowed but it serves as back up only to the above links - know that it was one pay per view. Only one, TombstoneRide, has said nothing specific. An IP who edited Professional Wrestling in Australia claimed it was shown in Vietnam - IMO likely through a pirate feed which there were a lot of in the region back in 2002. Personally I was at the event and I vividly remember Tony Chimel saying before the show started that it was on pay per view in south east Asia and gave notice that the intro of the show would be PPV style for this reason - so make some noise (I think the reliable sources say that last bit was said at least and that's why). I am of the view that OldSkool01 has been obsessing over this for a long time and has been trying to shut it down without a smoking gun. The key issue here is that he manipulated Dave Meltzer creating the source he claims is the smoking gun. Because of the manipulation of a reliable, I believe that this source should be rules out of order under WP:NPOV and that my edit here should stand, without the Cage Match reference of course and with the other sources mentioned above. I am trying to find a smoking gun at my end, but publications are hard to find in south east Asia particularly from Australia. It's likely going to be hardcopy and not online if I'm right about where the smoking gun may be. The bottom line though is that neutrality on the basis of evidence needs to be maintained, and OldSkool via manipulation has violated that neutrality. Curse of Fenric ( talk) 23:47, 2 June 2015 (UTC)
I would appreciate admin help here to sort this out once and for all, thanks. Curse of Fenric ( talk) 02:24, 23 June 2015 (UTC)
This article does not describe the organization of which I and many other democratic socialists of my acquaintance were members. I fear that the sources used are either not neutral, or are being cherry-picked to exaggerate the radicalism of the group. As a former member, of course, I can only make this observation and ask for some eyes on it. -- Orange Mike | Talk 02:02, 9 July 2015 (UTC)
There is an issue that has been causing different editions and reversions in the article Venezuela. As stated in the article, "Venezuela also claims all Guyanese territory west of the Essequibo River, a 159,500-square-kilometre (61,583 sq mi) tract dubbed Guayana Esequiba or the Zona en Reclamación (the "zone being reclaimed")".
That claim has also been acknowledged on a treaty signed in 1966 by the interested parties: Venezuela, the United Kingdom and the then government of British Guiana (now Guyana), countries that have been involved in discussions supported by the good offices of a United Nations' Secretary General representative over decades. Venezuela official maps show this territory as belonging to Venezuela or, at least, as claimed territory. The United Nations website published the text of the above mentioned Agreement here. I notice that Wikipedia shows the claimed territories on the maps of other countries, such as Argentina, China, Chile, Morocco, India, Pakistan and so on.
There is a map of Venezuela here in Wikipedia which includes the claimed territory. That map was proposed to be erased but the result of that discussion was that the map shouldn't be erased since it fully complies with the NPOV policy. Nevertheless, the above mentioned map has been repeatedly removed from the article Venezuela by some users in order to enforce the Venezuelan map that does not show the claimed territory, arguing that the map with the claimed territory in light green violated the NPOV policy by "reflecting a Venezuelan poing of view". There have been several discussions on the talk page of the article about this problem, here, here, here and here.
In order to solve this recurrent and old problem, I'm looking for your assistance to receive a valuable opinion. My humble opinion is that the article must show the map with the claimed territory, since that claim is a formal one that is supported by a Treaty signed by all the parties involved, and also backed by the fact that the parties have been trying to solve the issue using the means of pacific settlement of disputes under a United Nations diplomatic process. In my opinion, what is contrary to the NPOV policy is to show the map without the claimed territory, since that way one would be supporting the position of some guyanese people (although, in fact, the State of Guyana abides by the above mentioned treaty). It is important to note that the map with the claimed territory is not saying that the territory is Venezuelan, but only that Venezuela has a claim over it. Hence, there's no violation of the NPOV policy here.
Also, if we are going to dismiss this claim by showing the map without the claimed territory, we would have to do the same with all the other maps that show the same (Argentina, Chile, China, Morocco, Taiwan, Cyprus, Israel, India, Pakistan, Sudan and similarly with all the cases of territorial disputes listed here. We have also this map Wikipedia uses in the article List of territorial disputes, which clearly notes the region claimed by Venezuela as a disputed territory.
I hope I can get your opinion soon, since this issue has also brought lots of problems in the Spanish version of Wikipedia, generating this huge, long discussion over it. The valuable opinion of people from the Wikipedia in English might bring some light and clarify what we must do in the end.
Regards, -- Hiddendaemian ( talk) 10:06, 9 July 2015 (UTC)
@ Centpacrr: Would anybody mind having some input on this matter? This revision has: "With the completion of voting on the referendum (which the Government claimed had been approved by a "98.79% 'Yes' vote""
The Wikipedian posted extracts from TIME and New York Times stories that show evidence of the German government lying: User_talk:Centpacrr#.22stated.22_vs._.22claimed.22. That does not change my belief that "stated" should be used. Instead I believe there should be a footnote that explains that TIME and New York Times stated that the German government was lying. WhisperToMe ( talk) 04:25, 6 July 2015 (UTC)
You are invited to join the discussion at Talk:Americans for Prosperity#Request for comment: $44M of $140M raised by Americans for Prosperity in 2012 election cycle from Koch-related funds. Please contribute to this request for comment, at which due weight has arisen as an issue. Thanks. Hugh ( talk) 20:06, 9 July 2015 (UTC)
Your comments are welcome at the RfC. By most of us. Thank you. Hugh ( talk) 05:12, 10 July 2015 (UTC)
You are invited to join the discussion at Talk:Americans for Prosperity#Request for comment: $44M of $140M raised by Americans for Prosperity in 2012 election cycle from Koch-related funds. This is an update and a request for wider participation. The RfC asks for community feedback on a one-sentence addition to an existing section of the article Americans for Prosperity. The main source is a pair of reports in The Washington Post, supported by FactCheck.org and the National Journal. While, in the first two weeks of this RfC, most of our content-related policies have been cited in opposing the content, the main issue centers on due weight. Your comments on the RfC question and on the form of the arguments in the position statements are needed. Attention from editors with some previous experience with the appropriate application of WP:DUE, WP:INDISCRIMINATE, and WP:COATRACK is respectfully requested. Generous excerpts from the sources are provided in the statement of the RfC question for your convenience. Please help with this request for comment. Thank you in advance for your time and attention. Hugh ( talk)
Hi, while doing some Cleanup I ran across this. There's what's amounting to an edit war over his death. The history, going back to Old revision of Brad Delp shows many edits removing and inserting it. I'm not familiar at all with this subject and don't want to research it, so I'm putting this here to let the rest of the community figure out what the NPOV is, if there is one. Jerod Lycett ( talk) 11:54, 10 July 2015 (UTC)
The article for the politician Jan Perry has been completely rewritten to sound like an advertisement. It is several times longer now, so I'm not sure if it should just be reverted or what. Any help would be appreciated. Kaldari ( talk) 03:00, 12 July 2015 (UTC)
An IP editor and I are having a disagreement about using "illegal immigrant" or "undocumented immigrants" at the article on GEO Group. We can ignore all the OR about whether or not entering the country illegally is a crime or a civil infraction and concentrate on the issue. The paragraph regarding the incident uses 3 sources.
First, the objection by the IP was that his change from "illegal" to "undocumented" was on the basis of grammar. Later, it became an argument about the law, now it has become a word count. There are 2 reliable third party sources dealing with the specific incident. Both sources use the phrase "illegal alien", one uses "undocumented" and "illegal". I contend that we go with the third party sources (personal interpretations of the law having no value in this) and both sources use "illegal". The primary source should be disregarded since it doesn't actually address the incident being reported on, nor does it use either term in question. Niteshift36 ( talk) 15:49, 10 July 2015 (UTC)
Niteshift36, I would appreciate if you would assume good faith, as per Wikipedia guidelines. You seem to be failing to do so with Sammy1339 and the IP user above, and you have certainly failed to do so with your characterization of me above. My justification for making the initial change has always been grammar (although I do see merit in the label argument above). You were the individual who brought up the interpretation of the law, and you were the person who brought up the whole notion of a "word count." Please stop attempting to make any of these seem as if I introduced them, since I did not. Additionally, since your entire objection so far seems to ultimately depend on the fact that only one source previously used "undocumented," I have added an additional source for you. And, since I wasn't really adding the source to please you (until I just came to this noticeboard thread after making my edit), you will also find that it enhances the article by providing an actual account of the one of the two individuals who went into the detention center through an interview on a reliable source (I even went and checked the noticeboard for reliable sources to make sure that there wouldn't be a problem with a source I had not heard about before). I would assume that, with the addition of this source, your objections to the use of the term "undocumented," which is now used in 2 of the 4 sources (indeed, the same amount of sources that use "illegal"), are over. The use of "undocumented" has always been supported by a third-party reliable source, and now it is supported by two reliable sources since the one prior was not enough for you. You're welcome, and I do appreciate you being largely civil, despite some of your unjustified presumptions and assertions about me. 164.82.32.13 ( talk) 21:58, 13 July 2015 (UTC)
I guess your assertion that I "defined illegal immigration" in my post is another "mistake" on your part. I was talking about grammar, and your posted link shows just that. As for Democracy Now, it is a reliable news source. I already checked the noticeboards. I guess your statement that it is a "very partisan advocacy site" is once again another "mistake." Further, I was not "shopping for another source," but providing legitimate information on the first-hand account of the activists, which the page had referenced (another "mistake" on your part). If I had merely wanted to find another source that uses "undocumented," there are plenty of those out there, including ones by local news stations as well as Fox News Latino (interestingly, in reading about what Fox News Latino was, I came across a Geraldo Rivera article on Fox News strongly condemning the use of the words "illegal" and "alien" as offensive and demeaning, of which I was largely unaware, but which I think only supports my grammatical change). Also, your statement that about "what the source says" must be another "mistake" considering there have always been 3 sources, 1 of which uses neither "illegal" or "undocumented" (despite your repeated, "mistaken" attempts to previously claim it did) and another which uses "undocumented" (despite your repeated, "mistaken" attempts to previously claim it was OR). It was never the case that "the source" said "illegal," but rather that 2 of the 3 sources used it (edit: and none used the term "alien," which you "mistakenly" said they both do), including 1 which also used "undocumented." Now there is another source that also uses "undocumented" and provides additional, relevant information. If you need an additional source for some reason, I can certainly post it, since you are the person who has repeatedly been source-counting (despite your repeated, "mistaken" attempts to claim that I have been word counting, which I only did after you "mistakenly" claimed that none of the sources used "undocumented" and it was therefore OR). But regardless of the new source or any further sources, the term "undocumented" has always been in the sources, and so "what the sources" say is largely irrelevant to deciding between the two terms, since the term already has and has always had support in the sources. So if one of the two terms is grammatically incorrect (in addition to offensive), and both terms are used in the sources, then what is your objection to the term? 164.82.32.13 ( talk) 13:31, 14 July 2015 (UTC)
You never said "a very partisan site." You said "a very partisan advocacy site." It's not an advocacy site. It's a news site. That is just one of your lies, which I am going to call lies because you continue to repeat them after being corrected, including the fact that you claim I defined "illegal immigration" in my initial post. I'll post several more sources using "undocumented" if that is what you want. Otherwise, please provide what your objection is to using a term that is already used in one of the sources provided? 164.82.32.13 ( talk) 17:23, 14 July 2015 (UTC)
What was your objection that you clearly stated? That it was only used in one source instead of two? If it was something more than this mere source-counting, then please let me know because I am not seeing anything else. Additionally, I made no threat about making a point. YOU were the one counting sources and originally claiming OR (even though the term has ALWAYS been in the sources). And here is the other source that you requested providing an explanation of the grammatical problems with "illegal immigrant" (as well as addressing some of the problems of offensiveness), which clearly shows this is not about my "personal preference" but an increasingly accepted interpretation about the proper use of the term: "Except in direct quotes essential to the story, use illegal only to refer to an action, not a person: illegal immigration, but not illegal immigrant." [1] So in this case, there is no question that "undocumented" is an appropriate term since it is used in the sources to describe the activists, while the term "illegal" is also used by the sources but has both grammatical and labeling concerns. I suggest that we remove it due to those concerns given that it is already used in a source (and so there are no concerns about it being not an accurate description or OR). I would really appreciate if you would actually provide your objection to the term "undocumented" rather than simply referring to your past "clear" statements, which I apologetically do not find clear. 164.82.32.13 ( talk) 18:38, 14 July 2015 (UTC) Here is another article if you desire, primarily focused on the offensiveness issue. [2] 164.82.32.13 ( talk) 18:42, 14 July 2015 (UTC)
Hi, I came across a article about the Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group and I noticed that it was tagged as being an advert since December 2014. I can see why because the article is missing a lot of things good and bad, such as the recent credit card hack and the celebrity fans campaign. I've made a start on tidying up the article by making a start on the recent incident, replacing the logo to SVG and reorganising the hotels between the current and defunct/sold: I wonder if anyone could help me in cleaning off more of the WP:SOAP? Thanks in advance. -- Marianian( talk) 01:03, 15 July 2015 (UTC)
Hello, the article on Lyoness has a few issues, one of which is Neutral point of view. Regarding NPOV, the controversy section has a few issues:
I have attempted to talk to the wikipedia user OrbitalCannon but he is not responding. However, the other individual and I are having a good discussion on the article's talk page.. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Metaperl ( talk • contribs) 11:13, 18 July 2015 (UTC)
If this isn't an ad, I don't know what is. Hartenhof ( talk) 10:13, 3 July 2015 (UTC)
I personally feel that describing The Guardian (newspaper) as simply of the centre-left, as if it were a fact, and without equivocation or qualification, because the newspaper (unofficially) said so, from a single (and now outdated) source (being a quote from an interview of a journalist of the Guardian by another journalist of the Guardian, as a side-story in an article (about themselves; namely, their own election coverage of the United States presidential election, 2004) from the year 2004, as cited in the article ( [14])), violates the requirement to be descriptively neutral. -- Urquhartnite ( talk) 12:33, 6 July 2015 (UTC)
Is this terminology correct? [15] -- Ysangkok ( talk) 01:18, 21 July 2015 (UTC)
I just wanted to get a few opinions on a phrase. The General Motors article currently includes phrases in the bankruptcy section talking about using "taxpayer money" (I think it's 3 variations of this phrase). I think that phrase has a negative bias like a WP:WEASEL word. So first question, do you agree or is it just me? Second, what would be a preferred phrase? I have suggested "government backed" (but that might not be technically correct) or "government funded". I think traditionally when people say it "cost the taxpayers" they are trying to make it personal so the taxpayer feels offended. Thanks for your input. Springee ( talk) 23:22, 19 July 2015 (UTC)
Per
WP:LABEL we should avoid using value-laden labels. This would appear to be such a case. Yes, some articles have used the "taxpayer dollar" type label but that applies to basically all government spending. Unless that is the standard way Wikipedia refers to government spending we should probably stick to more neutral terms (see the TARP reference above as an example).
Springee (
talk) 13:55, 20 July 2015 (UTC)
Several editors are removing any and all attempts to summarize the main points of the sourced criticism section in the lead section of United States Department of Homeland Security. [17] [18] I am bringing my concerns here so that uninvolved editors can weigh in and attempt to solve the problem. Thanks. Viriditas ( talk) 21:28, 21 July 2015 (UTC)
Is "marriage equality" a suitable term to use on Wikipedia in place of "same-sex marriage"? Elizium23 ( talk) 17:10, 21 July 2015 (UTC)
I've started an RfC at Talk:Death of Sandra Bland#RfC: History of Waller County. Since this is a highly sensitive issue and no doubt a high-profile article, I started the RfC to avoid an edit war and gain consensus. The disagreement is about whether or not including the history of Waller County (racial tension and a case of police brutality) is POV-pushing. Please contribute if you can. Thanks! —Мандичка YO 😜 04:02, 23 July 2015 (UTC)
A dispute has been present on this article since January. Essentially, another editor, User:Chrisuae, and myself have discussed the article along with User:PeeJay2K3, and Chrisuae and I agreed that this edit: [19] is far more comprehensive and more neutral than the article's current form, which PeeJay has implemented himself, ignoring the discussion on the talk page. It should be noted that our edit uses FIFA as the source for the table, and details nine more sources, which give different trophy totals due to a slightly different set of trophies counted in each one. These nine sources include a BBC source, which gives Man Utd the greater total due to inclusion of the Community Shield as a trophy. As you can see by its status section, it is generally considered a minor trophy, hence its omission in the other sources. The more neutral edit also contains the phrase "In the absence of any definitive measure of historical success, both clubs can legitimately claim the to be 'the greatest English football club'."
In comparison, PeeJay's edit only includes three sources, two of which do not back up the statement included in the article: these sources are the BBC article, and both of the clubs' official sites, which list two different sets of trophies. PeeJay has effectively taken the Man Utd source as the reference for the set of trophies, and drawn this set from the Liverpool source. This edit gives the trophy total as 62 to 59, in favour of Man Utd, while our edit gives Liverpool the most trophies, per the FIFA source, but details the other sources and their totals. It should be noted that I am neither a Liverpool or Man Utd fan, while PeeJay, as detailed on his user page, is a Man Utd fan.
Due to the more neutral, comprehensive set of sources and the more neutral language, I think Chrisaue's and my edit should be implemented. PeeJay however, is reverting all attempts to implement it, disregarding the reasoning reached in the discussion. Please offer us some 3rd party guidance on the neutrality of these two edits. Thanks a lot for reading. Autonova ( talk) 18:07, 23 July 2015 (UTC)
Should our article on Greece - either the lede or the economy section - mention Greece's chronic economic problems? In particular, should it mention that Greece had the world's largest ever sovereign default, in 2012? bobrayner ( talk) 19:00, 10 July 2015 (UTC)
Actually I am going to revise my last comment. There is indeed a neutrality problem with the Greece lede which is that it admits Republic of Macedonia per its constitutional name rather than Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia which is how Greece recognises it. Obviously there are reasons for why it is presented as ROM and not FYROM across the whole site but the very fact that the editors to oppose mention of the crisis on the first line do not contest this is proof that policies and guidelines are being respected on the article. -- Oranges Juicy ( talk) 10:01, 11 July 2015 (UTC)
We are all in agreement that essential details should be included in the article. Nobody has requested its removal from the page, and one hour ago there were three links to the crisis throughout the article. But to know what goes into the opening lines, it is explained in WP:LEDE, whereas if you read the comments by other editors here and at Talk:Greece, you'll see that WP:RECENT is mentioned. -- Oranges Juicy ( talk) 09:54, 12 July 2015 (UTC)
Obviously the recent economic crisis in Greece doesn't belong in the lede section. This is severe recentism. It does belong in the body of the article, given its global significance for the past several years. -- Sammy1339 ( talk) 20:02, 11 July 2015 (UTC)
Can we have some fresh eyes on
Men's rights movement in India, please? The article reads almost wholly like a promotion of the men's rights movement in India — everything else is crammed into a brief criticism section at the end, which probably few readers ever reach (it's quite a long article). Having negative views and information ghettoized in a special criticism section is depreceated, see
WP:CRITICISM. The criticism needs to be incorporated into the article, in a way such that, for instance, a statement by a "researcher" that "police don't take any action even if the suicide note of a man states that he was tortured by his wife and in-laws, but in case of a woman's suicide her husband's family is taken into custody without investigation"
might possibly be put into perspective, or even contradicted by somebody, in place (as opposed to elsewhere in this long article). The overall impression the article purveys is that the major problems affecting men, women and family life in India are false dowry cases, false rape accusations, women demanding exorbitant alimony, and the high suicide rate of married men because they're unable to withstand verbal, emotional, economic and physical abuse from their wives. I don't want to edit it, both because it's not a field I've studied, and because I want to remain uninvolved in case I need to take admin action per the article probation it's under (see
Talk:Men's rights movement/Article probation). If nobody else wants to edit this article either, with a view to introducing fresh perspectives, I guess we're stuck with it. :-(
I see in the history that many people have made good reverts of the worst material, but much too cautiously IMO, without addressing the basic structure and viewpoint of the text. Kenfyre is basically the only person who has edited the article since December 2014. It's not my intention to criticise him, as he's clearly a careful, competent editor, but he has followed quite closely the pattern that was already there, mainly just adding more court decisions, more men's rights organisations, etc (and, note, also more criticisms in the criticism section). Mere addition of more of the same does little to address the article's structural problems.
I've posted the same criticism on the article talkpage, but I'm putting it here to get some eyes on it, because I don't think the talkpage is widely read. Apart from templates, it has only been edited five times since it was created eight years ago, with a concern from 2007 that "those who are not sympathetic to issues regarding men's rights may try to vandalise this article" still the first thing that meets the eye. Bishonen | talk 17:39, 17 July 2015 (UTC).
You are invited to join the discussion at Talk:Americans for Prosperity#Request for comment: $44M of $140M raised by Americans for Prosperity in 2012 election cycle from Koch-related funds. This is an update and a request for wider participation. The request for comment asks for community feedback on a one-sentence addition to the existing "Funding" section of the article Americans for Prosperity that summarizes multiple sources. The proposed content summarizes a key finding of investigative journalism. The main source is a pair of reports in The Washington Post, supported by FactCheck.org and the National Journal. Your comments are needed. Attention from uninvolved editors with some previous experience with the appropriate application of WP:DUE, WP:INDISCRIMINATE, and WP:COATRACK is respectfully requested. Generous excerpts from the sources are provided in the statement of the request for comment question for your convenience. Please help with this request for comment. This request for comment will probably be closing next week. Thank you in advance for your time and attention. Thanks. Hugh ( talk) 15:18, 27 July 2015 (UTC)
This request for comment will most likely close Thursday, 6 August 2015. This is an update and a request for wider participation. Issues in the appropriate application of our WP:DUE and WP:INDISCRIMINATE content policies remain central to the discussion. Your comments are needed. Please help with this important request for comment. Thank you in advance for your time and attention. Hugh ( talk) 15:21, 30 July 2015 (UTC)
User Saint458 has justified this revert of my edit with WP:POV citing also WP:UNDUE and WP:SYNTHESIS as well as relying on a single source. User Saint458 and I are really very far from each other, the user reads into my edits that I consider the topic under discussion ( Anti-fascism) a "truly evil" term, something that I cannot agree to. I for my part consider my reverted edit to already be motivated on the talk page or the edit summaries as:
I wrote my reverted contribution two weeks ago and still think it is justified, with its actual formulations subject to modification if need be. The cited source includes a link to Google books, so anyone should be able to inspect the cited source and suggest changes to the formulations, but in spite of my offer to reformulate the edit no such suggestions have been made so far. One thing that user Saint458 and I agree to is to get an outside opinion. So here I am. Lklundin ( talk) 10:59, 30 July 2015 (UTC)
- Saint458 ( talk) 12:09, 30 July 2015 (UTC)
Hi, could we please get some more eyes on David Paul Kuhn? I'm concerned that recent edits to the page have been promotional and have made the page worse rather than improved it. I've attempted engaging in dialogue at the talk page but that doesn't seem to have worked. If anyone could drop by and give your two cents on the neutrality of the page that would be appreciated. Thanks. Safehaven86 ( talk) 23:04, 9 August 2015 (UTC)
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PolNewsReaderWiki view:
I appreciate Safehaven86 attempting to find a neutral observer to arbitrate this (overdone) dispute. I addressed the issues I had with Safehaven86’s conduct in detail in my letter near the bottom of the Talk page related to this subject’s page. I have felt generally bullied by user Safhaven86, among other issues. But I will try to stick with the issue. Let me summarize some of it:
- I pointed out to Safehaven86 over a week ago other examples of those in political media I edited. Including: Chris Cillizza, Jules Witcover, Chuck Todd, and more. For one, I noted them because I added nothing this subject’s page I did not on others. In fact, after much back and forth, I had noted positive reviews in much greater detail on other pages.
- I also noted these people in political media because I had to determine if Safehaven86 had an issue with my editing or an issue with the subject of this page. In other words, I was trying to determine bias. Safehaven86 made no bones with those other subjects. Thus I logically determined bias. . Safehaven86 doesn't focus on politics. She had inserted errors on this page in the past. This all, also, raised my radar.
- I did not touch the language around the subject’s first book, The Neglected Voter. That language stood for years. I understood that as a Wiki consensus. Still, when I fixed outdated info on page, in order to improve page, I spent a bit of time and researched and added links to articles written in Washington Times, Economist, and Time magazine. Safehaven86 cut all those links.
- Safehaven86 had issue with the line The Neglected Voter received “wide praise.” Again that was entered by other editors years before me. Safehaven86 cites her respect for Wiki consensus but then scrubbed those words. I went back to the editors who did put in those words. I’m guessing they did it because they had read articles on the book but also, maybe even more, they had read the endorsements of figures across party lines on the Amazon page. I found that here: http://www.amazon.com/Neglected-Voter-White-Democratic-Dilemma ebook/dp/B001AW2PKA/ref=sr_1_1_twi_2_kin?ie=UTF8&qid=1439231118&sr=8-1&keywords=the+neglected+voter www.davidpaulkuhn.com/neglected-voter.html. At this link, I see an endorsement from political figures like Wes Clark and Tucker Carlson, who agree on little in politics, as well as Larry Sabato of UVA, etc. References to these endorsements are now cut. This means the comment about broad “praise” loses context.
- Safehaven86 now argues to cut link on Economist article because “Economist link fails verification--it's not a review of the book, it only mentions it in passing and does not praise it.” The article was added because it’s on the central topic of the book. It quotes Kuhn in it as well. And of course, it only mentions the book in passing. News articles are this way. Yet this is ironic, because Safehaven86 previous chose a random polling article that actually had nothing to do with the book, but mentioned it, and argued it should be the primary source at the top of the page. Again, see Talk page related to “David Paul Kuhn”
- Listen, I think it’s good to have some description of a book on Wiki pages and not just list them. If we just list, we'll all soon be replaced by bots. This is subjective, of course. I thought, having read the novel, citing NJ former Governor Christine Todd Whitman’s line was descriptive but not “promotional.” See What Makes It Worthy Amazon page. So when I finished working the page, I quoted only her saying it is “a love story and an exposé on modern American campaigns.” From here: http://www.amazon.com/What-Makes-Worthy-David-Paul-ebook/dp/B0115NW79C/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=
But I have not fought ridding the page of that line. This is because another editor weighed in. I think the page now has a middle ground, and is more monotone, a little less interesting, if you will, than many pages about political subjects. But no biggie.
In the end, this dispute is overdone, unfortunate, generally exaggerated, in view. And yet, perhaps because of Safehaven's scrubbing the page-- and how I felt this user behaved after I tried to heed the user's views-- I think it's important to take a stand even on these smaller matters. But frankly, I'd rather spend this time updating my next subject, my next page.
I am not perfect. For example, I'm still working on being sure I cite sources in the Wiki style. But in the end, I've done nothing on this page I have not with the others I work in politics and political media. And in the course of that work, I've corrected outdated information, noted missing books, added detail.
I look forward to other editors’ views. Thanks!
~PolNewsReaderWiki — Preceding unsigned comment added by PolNewsReaderWiki ( talk • contribs) 18:59, 10 August 2015 (UTC)
I admit that I've not yet investigated the history of the Music community article in detail, but I stumbled across this noticeboard after posting a link to an article called ".music applicant caught using bogus Wikipedia page" for possible inclusion in The Signpost and adding a "POV" to the article in question. I am having trouble accessing many of the sources used to construct the article, which means assessing its tone can be somewhat difficult. I am inviting other editors, especially those who are more familiar with this process, to tag the article and/or improve it as needed. This may be the first time I've added the "POV" tag to an article (this is not the sort of work I usually do at Wikipedia), but given the DomainIncite article I thought some research from more experienced editors would be helpful. Thank you for your consideration. --- Another Believer ( Talk) 18:14, 13 August 2015 (UTC)
The Betsy DeVos article, and the similar one on her husband are overflowing with promotional, unsourced, and unreliably sourced trivia, and have been stripped of all material critical of the subjects (and there's lots of it, findable in second with Google). Literally 3/4 of this article can be safely deleted, and even then it will still be terribly biased. I've outlined briefly the issues at Talk:Betsy DeVos, but a cleanup operation on this pair of professionally PR-managed pseudo-articles is outside my editing scope, and I have many other fish to fry (I just came across the page while WP:GNOMEing, and found it appalling. PS: Both subjects are notable, so cleanup not page deletion is needed. PS: A WP:COI editor working on these pages was recently indeffed. — SMcCandlish ☺ ☏ ¢ ≽ʌⱷ҅ᴥⱷʌ≼ 02:05, 16 August 2015 (UTC)
See talk:Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action. My attempts to link to the actual RfC, instead of just the page, are not working. If anyone knows how to fix that, please do. Iran nuclear weapons 2 ( talk) 19:56, 17 August 2015 (UTC)
An RfC about whether or not inclusion of not yet broadcast shows is UNDUE weight is under discussion at Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Television#RfC_-_Should_TV_network_pages_include_future_programming_lists.3F. -- TRPoD aka The Red Pen of Doom 12:17, 19 August 2015 (UTC) Fixed the link to an internal as was seemingly intended from original post, Dr Crazy 102 ( talk) 00:42, 20 August 2015 (UTC)
I believe this section gives an inappropriate negative slant to the article and is not in keeping with NPOV or other articles on game shows and should be removed. The main editor Launchballer disagrees. See Talk & [38] Scowie ( talk) 18:43, 21 August 2015 (UTC)
See [39]. His argument is that this isn't a reliable source, but we've been over that one time and time again. What I actually see with this editor is an attempt to remove any critical material from the article and make it a brochure for the ADF, just as he has done with Alan Sears, the president of the ADF which he has filled with quotations from Sears showcasing his positions. He'd agreed earlier to cut them down (there's also a potential copyvio issue) but didn't, so I did and he restored them. Doug Weller ( talk) 15:20, 2 August 2015 (UTC)
For the record, The SPLC has a well-earned reputation for mischaracterizing mainstream conservative and religious organizations as "hate" groups. Lumping the Alliance Defending Freedom in with the Klan and neo-Nazis violates both the letter and spirit of numerous Wikipedia policies and guidelines. Intermittentgardener ( talk) 19:34, 24 August 2015 (UTC)
This abstract discussion of reliability is pointless, because the issue of reliability, just like of Verifiability must be considered only in the context of specific claims, which correctness may be contested. Now, please explain which part of the following claim by SPLC:
The ADF has a record of sharp anti-gay bigotry. Its president, Alan Sears, co-wrote a rabidly anti-gay 2003 book, sold by the ADF, called The Homosexual Agenda: Exposing the Principal Threat to Religious Freedom Today. The book is filled with anti-gay diatribes and argues that the demise of anti-sodomy laws will lead to overturning “laws against pedophilia, sex between close relatives, polygamy, bestiality and all other distortions and violations of God’s plan.” Also in 2003, the ADF sent out a “prayer alert” that said overturning the laws would “be an affront to our Constitution, to our nation’s heritage and history, and to God’s Word.” It filed an amicus brief defending anti-sodomy laws in Lawrence v. Texas.
is contested. Without a specific contest, the whole stuff is but an exercise in wikilawyering. Staszek Lem ( talk) 02:18, 25 August 2015 (UTC)
Surely this must have been written by a die-hard Ang Lee fan, right? The opening has this sentence:
"Lee's insight into the human heart has allowed his films to transcend cultural and linguistic barriers to speak to audiences all over the world."
The whole article is full of stuff like this. Basically, it's an article about how great Ang Lee is, how hard his life choices have been, how great his movies are, and how he deserves to be idolized. I put up template messages, but other than that I don't even know where to start. Friginator ( talk) 23:33, 30 August 2015 (UTC)
As its coming up to the centenary of his death. I think it's important to perceiver on having the truth printed in here. I am I guess the the closest eldest living male relative to this person and from my grandmother down is removed from all information here. The actions of the last Earl are not posted in any truth. My previous attempts have been deleted. Sorry I've started a new account. I am sure there are amazing researches that can accurately explain what the present situation is. D. John Saunders ( talk) 22:03, 31 August 2015 (UTC)
I would like to make a comment on the above article which I believe is politicised. Namely Palestine or Assyria/Assyrio Palestine was born (according to western curriculum) of the Assyrian invasion of 740 BC and did not exist before that time according to the ancient maps I studied in the west. If this is the case the term Paleo-Canaanites may not be valid. Many other tribes are also mentioned who weren't necessarily in control but who possibly lived in Canaan during that era, but there are reasons to suggest that some were part of an occupancy of an earlier era of Assyrian domination which displaced the Isrealites who were original to the land. If this is the case as it has been suggested, then the term Paleo-Canaanites may be correct. Nevertheless the term Palestine should only be used between the period of the Assyrian orders and the end of world war 2. That is to be legally and politically correct. With regard to the eras of foreign domination listed within the article. I don't believe the Babylonian Empire need be included because it was a colony of the Assyrian Empire and where the Isrealites were forced to inhabit for the first fifty years of the Assyrian domination of 740 BC. How would a city overthrow an empire? I say this because evidence of earlier Assyrian dominance and control is found in Genesis chapter 14:1-20. Also Abram who has recently entered Canaan, is not a stranger to the King of Sodom or the King of Salem (Jerusalem), and his nephew Lot is living in Sodom and very nearly transported by the King of Assyria, although when they first parted ways he intended to inhabit Zoar. Both were cities of the planes around the Dead Sea which were not a part of the land of Canaan. Abram, together with his family, first set off for Canaan from Ur of the Chaldeons (a seat of power in the Assyrian Empire?). Ur, the place of his father's birth, was almost definitely an Assyrian colony so Abram and his tribe are likely to have been indigenous to the land around and about Canaan according to what the bible and other (later) evidence portrays (edicts, maps and displaced peoples who still exist). But no evidence of the tribe of Abram, soon to be Israel, also due to being displaced through war and famine. The latter may have been a tactic of the Assyrian army. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 78.19.239.92 ( talk) 20:36, 1 September 2015 (UTC)
Is it possible to look at this article, particularly the "examples" section? There's been a lot of discussion lately on the talk page about NPOV and sources generally. Thanks. -- The Vintage Feminist ( talk) 06:38, 21 August 2015 (UTC)
As an involved editor in the discussion at hand, it would have been appreciated if the parties to this discussion had first brought their concerns to talk:moral panic instead of jumping right to this noticeboard. Also, the courtesy of some kind of notification that this discussion was being started would have been appreciated as well. Etamni | ✉ | ✓ 11:13, 4 September 2015 (UTC)
This article (blog post written by expert) is one of the sources being used to support the statement "['British style' is] also called 'logical quotation'" in Quotation marks in English. Opponents say that it is "anti-logical punctuation." Supporter says that because the article is supporting a neutral statement, its stance doesn't matter.
Article: [41] Author: [42] Diff: [43]
Thank you. Darkfrog24 ( talk) 11:44, 5 September 2015 (UTC)
RfC regarding an amendment to MEDRS, specifically asking if we should or shouldn't allow high-quality sources to be rejected because of the country in which the research is published. Any interested editors are welcome to comment. LesVegas ( talk) 00:11, 6 September 2015 (UTC)
Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi is alleged terrorist of mumbai attacks. [1]India blamed the Pakistan and lakhvi for this attack and raised the issue in united nations [2] while pakistan questions on Evidences [3] [4]
After reading this article the tone of this article does not seams neutral to me because most of the statements are written by Indian point of view basically referenced with indian news sites.i think in this article the references should be from Neutral third party sources instead of indian news sites.
As i am a new user i will welcome your suggestions. HIAS ( talk) 14:59, 6 September 2015 (UTC)
Is the “etymology” section of Canada in line with NPOV policy? Has the etymology of the word “Canada” been a subject of debate for years/centuries? If so should we have in the etymology section a brief paragraph with a concise reference to such historical debate? Is the etymology of Canada clearly established today or there are still several theories accepted as plausible? - Please read relevant discussion on Talk:Canada page and comment - J Pratas ( talk) 16:20, 17 August 2015 (UTC)
Yes, it's NPOV. As Canada is an overview article, there is no need to present a tiny minority point of view along side the most significant one. People interested in looking at alternative theories will head to the main article on the subject. Someguy1221 ( talk) 10:23, 27 August 2015 (UTC)
This page seems to have six extremely-opinionated paragraphs of material tacked on at the end of a halfway-decent beginning-class article. There has apparently been some effort made at removing the partisan parts, but it hasn't been sufficient. The page probably needs to be adopted by some editors that can trim off the appropriate parts and keep an eye on it. Deltopia ( talk) 04:06, 7 September 2015 (UTC)
Open to opinions; see Talk:Palestine#RfC -- Kendrick7 talk 03:46, 8 September 2015 (UTC)