Talk:Križančevo selo massacre

The name

This event was not a massacre. It should be corrected. Croatian Wikipedians, wrote an article about alleged massacre mentioning 74 victims. That's the main reason Croatian media used false information in their reports. But the truth is different. This is clear example of the misuse of Wikipedia. Wikipedia produced false info, which was taken for granted and distributed in media. And the Wikipedian who produced false information is behind this IP 78.2.72.50, he linked Croatian and English articles, and wrote Croatian article. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Lu. bst (talk • contribs) 16:03, 16 April 2010 (UTC)

The article was created by now banned user Aradic-es and 78.2.72.50 is mostly likely another one of his ips. I've included an AP source that states "dozens" (does not mention a specific number regarding KS) of Croats were killed by ABiH. ◅ PRODUCER _(TALK) 16:15, 16 April 2010 (UTC)

This still doesn't justify the massacre title. According to Croatian Wikipedia and their main source for war related articles (a book by very controversal Croatian author, Ivica Mlivoncic known by his nationalistic performances against Bosniaks, Serbs and Social Democrats), it is said that Bosnian Army attacked Croat forces with artillery. So it was an artillary attack, not massacre, at least according to that author, although the number of casualties is false. But the problem here is, that Croats made another step in propaganda, and know they present that attack as a massacre, although two days there were strong fight between two forces, and during the attack 30 soldiers were killed, in different locations, some were shot by rifle holding their positions, some killed by grenades etc. ?! —Preceding unsigned comment added by Lu. bst (talk • contribs) 16:20, 16 April 2010 (UTC)

Ex-Yu sources should be taken with a grain a salt. ◅ PRODUCER _(TALK) 16:36, 16 April 2010 (UTC)

Where did you find this source, can you post an exact link? --Joy [shallot] (talk) 10:15, 17 April 2010 (UTC)

Oh, I see it, in the source section of hr:Bošnjačko-hrvatski sukob: Dolina Lašve. --Joy [shallot] (talk) 13:30, 17 April 2010 (UTC)

Mlivončić's essay quotes "Izvješće predstojnika Ureda predsjednika HR Herceg-Bosne od 8. siječnja 1994." meaning it's implicitly a not particularly reliable source, as the Croatian Republic of Herzeg-Bosnia was a political organization, so it had no scientific standard of truthfulness to adhere to. Other mentioned witnesses include UNPROFOR and one Martin Bell of BBC. The casualty list also seems valid, but there are no exact autopsy reports, and references to the illegal sorts of injuries are all vague. So it's clear to see the sense of a local disaster, but a lot of it could still easily be too biased and/or false to be useful. A proper judicial investigation is sorely missed. --Joy [shallot] (talk) 13:40, 17 April 2010 (UTC)

I have refernenced that essay as a vehicle for the HRHB press release and the massacre allegation. It's not a reliable source for the truth, but it's a reliable source for the allegation. The massacre allegation in itself has some encyclopedic value because it testifies to the state of affairs at the time. I'm hoping there will be no attempts to censor it just because of disagreement. --Joy [shallot] (talk) 11:40, 18 April 2010 (UTC)

First of all, it needs to be said that including someone's personal investigation about possible sources is conjecture and a trivial violation of Wikipedia:No original research. It's ironic how the OR cleanup marker was there just a day before these edits...

Nevertheless, there is merit in discussing the title because the word "massacre" is loaded and we will have problems maintaining it if there is significant opposition to that classification. What needs to happen is for the opposition to elaborate its arguments here on Talk.

The other side of the argument can also cause problems maintaining a less critical title, claiming lack of fairness. What needs to happen is for the supporting side to elaborate its arguments here. (Yes, that needed to be spelled out. :)

I for one thought that the term "case" was inappropriately mild, and moved the article, but I do not necessarily insist on sticking with "massacre".

I think it's worth pointing out an example of Borovo Selo killings which is already at a "neutral" title. Also, references to some relevant Wikipedia policies, hopefully specific ones, would be welcome. --Joy [shallot] (talk) 09:53, 17 April 2010 (UTC)

The usually controversial HercegBosna site (hi Mir Harven :) lists this at their chronology of the Croat-Bosniak war and it mentions two precise UN officers. I could find one referenced officer's testimony at ICTY logs, but not the other. Where could we find some official UNPROFOR records? --Joy [shallot] (talk) 10:18, 17 April 2010 (UTC)

You really couldn't have found a worser source. The paragraph conveniently omits crucial parts of the story. As for this officer Gell, he/she is only mentioned in "Kronologija rata: Agresija na Hrvatsku i Bosnu i Hercegovinu : (s naglaskom na stradanja Hrvata u BiH, 1989.-1998.)" by Miroslav Krmpotić. No other publications discuss a person named Gell. ◅ PRODUCER _(TALK) 10:44, 17 April 2010 (UTC)

I did not find a good source, or a reliable source. I found two potentially useful factoids. If left unexplored, I can tell from ample experience that they will eventually get used in the future as is by other people who have the skills to make a Google search. Am I making myself clear, and can you stop assuming bad faith? :/ --Joy [shallot] (talk) 12:52, 17 April 2010 (UTC)

Nationalistic source

I don't agree with Mlivoncic as a source, because it is well known fact at least in ICTY, and in Bosnia, that his claims are mostly false based on nationalistic propaganda. Everyone remembers his denial of Stupni Do massacre, and massacres in Gornji Vakuf. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Lu. bst (talk • contribs) 11:43, 18 April 2010 (UTC)

(Have you read what I just wrote in the discussion above?) In short, treat him as the source for the existence of nationalistic propaganda. Does that make sense? --Joy [shallot] (talk) 12:01, 18 April 2010 (UTC)

Thanks for linking, I didn't realize we had an article about this person (probably because I misspelled the surname). This is a good setup - whoever wants to know more can simply click through to those articles and learn. --Joy [shallot] (talk) 13:34, 18 April 2010 (UTC)

RTVFBIH RTSP stream?

The stream rtsp://195.222.58.181:7070/ftv/federacija100415-1.rm consistently cuts me off just after the statements of three locals and in the middle of the reporter's sentence. I tried twice and my VLC player stopped at the exact same spot, so I'm guessing there's a problem. Can someone please transcribe the remainder of the story here? --Joy [shallot] (talk) 12:03, 18 April 2010 (UTC)

The summary of the video report is in the archive of the www.rtvfbih.ba web site. Just search the "Križančevo selo" key word and you will get the summary. Lu. bst (talk) 21:14, 19 April 2010 (UTC)

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The result of the move request was: Moved buidhe 03:52, 27 April 2020 (UTC)

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Križančevo Selo killings → Križančevo selo massacre – The Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina issued an indictment in the case [1], and sources describe it as a massacre [2] [3] Tzowu (talk) 16:56, 16 April 2020 (UTC) —Relisting. buidhe 05:07, 25 April 2020 (UTC)

• Support - as per WP:RS. Amanuensis Balkanicus (talk) 17:50, 25 April 2020 (UTC)
• Support per WP:RS Sadkσ (talk is cheap) 21:38, 25 April 2020 (UTC)

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