alt Hacker Newsthis is so crazy. How does this accord with wikipedia's NOR & NPV stances?
This is a case of "if you abandon your convictions when it's inconvenient, you never really had convictions in the first place."
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dlubarov • 01/15/2026
I would say it absolutely violates the NPOV policy, and it's worth noting that both Wikipedia founders share this view [1] [2]. It's the only thing they've agreed on in many years.
Ultimately it's just a numbers game - Wikipedia almost always follows consensus, even when the consensus is to (effectively, without admission) throw neutrality or other rules out the window.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Gaza_genocide/Archive_22#...
[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Gaza_genocide/Archive_22#...
This whole affair should get much more attention. If one topic on Wikipedia can be so manipulated, any topic on Wikipedia can, and it's no longer a reliable source of knowledge.
I hope The Wikimedia Foundation can get its act together, and I admire the courage of Jimmy Wales for speaking up about this, but I've also stopped donating. I want no part of this.