Pez Dispens3r

antogonising the edit process?

No, if somebody writes incorrect, unsupported POV stuff, it should be deleted. It is not "antogonising" anything. If you want to change the things A Cython writes so they are supported and not POV, go a head. But otherwise, I must delete it again. His changes are not an improvement in any way. --Regebro (talk) 05:56, 20 May 2008 (UTC)

And we can't have a sentence claiming that some types of democracies are more democratic than others. Please remove it immediately. --Regebro (talk) 05:59, 20 May 2008 (UTC)

If you remove the POV and unsourced things from what he says, nothing is left. That's why I deleted it. As it stands now, it starts with a sentence claiming that some deomcracies are more democratic than others, and the continues from there. If you remove that forst sentence, you have to remove half the addition he made. The next addition is about hus unsourced claims that if you don't have checks and balances, oligrarchy ensues. So then you have to remove that as well... If you want to reformulate it, can you do so on a subpage or in the talk page or something? We shouldn't have that POV crap in the article while you are trying to makeit non-POV. --Regebro (talk) 06:18, 20 May 2008 (UTC)

Thanks

Thank you for improving the paragraph in dispute at the article democracy. A.Cython (talk) 09:36, 20 May 2008 (UTC)

Falkland Islands

Happy to suggest a reading list.

The main problem you'll find is that the Argentine version is so pervasive it often creeps into the English language version and authors focussing on the 1982 war are often too lazy to check the facts. For example, in the Argentine version, Vernet's settlers are expelled in 1833 and replaced with British colonists. However, that is actually utterly incorrect. Vernet's colonists weren't expelled, simply because they were there with British permission. Initial British plans for the colony centred on continuing to encourage Vernet's enterprise and asserting sovereignty with an annual visit by a warship. That plan was scuppered by the "Gaucho Murders" of August 1833. As a result the plans changed to a naval outpost but the actual British colonisation didn't begin till 1841. The surviving members of Vernet's settlement are all important figures in the early history of the Falkland Islands.

That is not to say all Argentine sources are suspect but rather the officially endorsed Argentine Government version of events is intellectually dishonest, misleading and includes outright lies.

To be honest Freedman is fine for the Falklands War, however like a lot of texts he does skim the early history somewhat. A couple of good books that I would suggest are:

Mary Cawkell. A History of the Falkland Islands (its published under a number of varying titles as it has been republished several times)
Ian Strange. The Falkland Islands.

One book that I would urge you to approach with a degree of caution is Julius Goebel's The Struggle for the Falkland Islands. It is a seriously flawed document that is horribly biased. I would suggest if you do look it up you look for the version with the preface by Metford.

And if you're looking for an online source: [1] [2]. The Falklands.info site can point you at a plethora of references. Justin talk 11:54, 2 September 2008 (UTC)

Getting it Right goes too far in places I would agree but they don't resort to outright lies like elements of the Argentine version. Otherwise, yes they're both pretty much opposite sides of the same coin. Guess you're starting to comprehend how difficult it is to achieve NPOV when the opposing viewpoints are so polarised. Justin talk 07:44, 4 September 2008 (UTC)

Falkland Islands Article in Arbitration

Having briefly reviewed the article's discussion history, I've identified you as a potentially aggrieved editor whose contributions may have been negatively impacted by the actions of a group of editors who are alleged to be POV-pushing and engaging in WP:GAMES. I invite you to peruse the arbcom request and voice your opinion and experiences, at your leisure. The link is:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case#WP:NPOV_and_WP:GAMES_in_.22Falkland_Islands.22_and_related_articles

Thank you.Alex79818 (talk) 22:58, 31 May 2011 (UTC)

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