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Talk:Examples of Bias in Wikipedia (view source)
Revision as of 18:34, September 27, 2007
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:::::::::: Masterbratac, you're in denial about [[liberal bias]]. Just look at the archives for this page and you'll see people opposing an entry on [[elementary proof]]. Look at how [[Wikipedia]] delayed and delayed long after alerted to the omission before finally relenting and creating an entry on it. Even now Wikipedia's entry is inadequate, and it omits from its Paul Erdos entry his emphasis on [[elementary proof]]s.--[[User:Aschlafly|Aschlafly]] 09:28, 26 September 2007 (EDT)
:::::::::: Masterbratac, you're in denial about [[liberal bias]]. Just look at the archives for this page and you'll see people opposing an entry on [[elementary proof]]. Look at how [[Wikipedia]] delayed and delayed long after alerted to the omission before finally relenting and creating an entry on it. Even now Wikipedia's entry is inadequate, and it omits from its Paul Erdos entry his emphasis on [[elementary proof]]s.--[[User:Aschlafly|Aschlafly]] 09:28, 26 September 2007 (EDT)
::::::::::: If elementary proofs are such a big deal, shouldn't you just link to a <u>reputable</u> source that <u>explicitly</s> says that they are a big deal? - [[User:PostoStudanto|PostoStudanto]] 14:11, 27 September 2007 (EDT)
::::::::::: If elementary proofs are such a big deal, shouldn't you just link to a <u>reputable</u> source that <u>explicitly</u> says that they are a big deal? - [[User:PostoStudanto|PostoStudanto]] 14:11, 27 September 2007 (EDT)
::::::::::::Andy, I did check those archives, and I found [[Talk:Examples of Bias in Wikipedia/Archive1#A_variety_of_comments|a post]] by JoshuaZ that said that he'd simply create the entry: "The lack of an article on elementary proof is disturbing and I am currently writing a draft." No fighting, no delaying. He saw it, he went to work. It's also the earliest reference to "elementary proof" I could find on the talk pages. The MathWorld stuff and the "fight" (which was not about the proof itself, but rather about its importance - something that easily counts as content discussion both here and on WP) apparently came up almost a month after the article had been created: [[Talk:Examples of Bias in Wikipedia/Archive2#Mathematics|Here]] is the discussion.
::::::::::::Put simply, I am unable to find the evidence that Wikipedia or anybody here delayed or opposed the creation of the article. Hence, I do not see the "bias" since anybody could have simply created an article - even you. Also, your "alerting" apparently was you simply posting that item on a page that was only made (in)famous in February, which is hardly "alerting" in my eyes. (If I wrote on some little-known LiveJournal about an error here, I shouldn't expect anybody to notice it.) Otherwise, please point out your attempt to create the article on Wikipedia or a talk page post where you mentioned it. --[[User:Jenkins|Jenkins]] 14:34, 27 September 2007 (EDT)
:::::*Can you explain again what is [[liberal]] about the omission of [[elementary proof]]?
:::::*Can you explain again what is [[liberal]] about the omission of [[elementary proof]]?