[WikiEN-l] Our credibility is questioned

Wed Oct 29 19:43:55 UTC 2003

Poor, Edmund W wrote:

>What are everyone's thoughts on Eileen's 
>evaluation of our editorial policy on articles 
>relating to abortion?
>  
>
The result is exactly the same as what I expect would happen were 
someone virulently "pro-life" (or "anti-choice" if you prefer) to write 
to complain to us that our use of sanitized medical terminology is 
"whitewashing babykilling" and that we should change our articles 
accordingly.  There's really no way to satisfy someone who would like to 
foist a particular point of view on a controversial issue like this.

I'd imagine we'll get the same problems if someone (professor or 
otherwise, from either side) writes in wanting us to change our 
editorial policy on the Israeli vs. Palestinian issue.

http://meta.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academic_standards_kick may also be relevant.

-Mark