Posted on 06/19/2024 2:52:02 PM PDT by Angelino97
Wikipedia’s editors have voted to declare the Anti-Defamation League “generally unreliable” on the Israel-Palestinian conflict, adding it to a list of banned and partially banned sources.
An overwhelming majority of editors involved in the debate about the ADL also voted to deem the organization unreliable on the topic of antisemitism, its core focus. A formal declaration on that count is expected next.
The decision about Israel-related citations, made last week, means that one of the most prominent and longstanding Jewish advocacy groups in the United States — and one historically seen as the leading US authority on antisemitism — is now grouped together with the National Inquirer, Newsmax, and Occupy Democrats as a source of propaganda or misinformation in the eyes of the online encyclopedia.
Moreover, in a near consensus, dozens of Wikipedia editors involved in the discussion said they believe the ADL should not be cited for factual information on antisemitism as well because it acts primarily as a pro-Israel organization and tends to label what they consider legitimate criticism of Israel as antisemitism.
“ADL no longer appears to adhere to a serious, mainstream and intellectually cogent definition of antisemitism, but has instead given into the shameless politicization of the very subject that it was originally esteemed for being reliable on,” wrote an editor known as Iskandar323, whose request for a discussion about the ADL ultimately led to the ban.
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🤣.
Something to think about the next time you’re on their website and you get the in-your-face begging bowl give us money pop-ups.
There’s some irony, right there.
This all becomes a platform for ‘edit wars’ and there are leftist who make it their jobs to be in the thick of it.
Wiki is fine for info on certain things, but hot button issues, ehhh.
The bolshevists are eating the mensheviks.
The SS eating the SA
The Loonie Leftists are eating the Left.
Gonna need a big bucket of popcorn
And it means a front loader bucket size!
Typical of those who run Wiki.
The slightest digital gossip, any random trend will do as a reason to BLOCK something related to Israel.
“Iskander323, also known as Alexander Stakhanov, is a prolific Wikipedia editor”
What will the censorious ADL do now that they have been censored?
I am all for this.
Good for the commies taking the other commies out to the dumpster.
I want to get my information from a more reliable source, like the Southern Poverty Law Center. (I don’t really need the tag do I?)
If Wikipedia says the sky is blue I go outside and check. Wiki is the model for garbage in, garbage out.
https://www.adl.org/resources/press-release/adl-calls-president-trump-be-removed-office
“ New York, January 8, 2021 … ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) today called for the removal of President Donald Trump from office, either by the means afforded by the U.S. Constitution or through his own resignation. “As this week comes to a close, we must not allow the historic and horrific events of the past 48 hours to simply fade without significant consequences,” said ADL CEO Jonathan Greenblatt. “In our over 100 years of history, ADL has never called for the President of the United States to be removed from office, but what occurred on Wednesday was inexcusable. It will forever be remembered as one of the darkest days of American democracy and it makes unambiguously clear: President Trump is unfit for office and needs to be removed.”
I wrote this on another thread, regarding Wikipedia:
Rule of thumb for Wikipedia - if the subject is political in any way, what you see on the Wikipedia page is being controlled by those in power.
Usually on the Left or Uniparty stuff.
Wikipedia is great for information on films and musical artists/groups - as long as there’s no politics involved.
The ADL is just standard left wing propaganda, they have been that way for 25 years just as the the SPLC. Happy to see them get a taste of the poison they have pushed on others.
It’s called Woke-ipedia for a reason.
Anything remotely political reads like a petulant screed from an irate 17 year old girl, always trying to veil their contempt for the Right through citations and appeals to authority.
ADL types seem to be on the same side as the SPLC. Not a fan of either group.
“ADL types seem to be on the same side as the SPLC. Not a fan of either group.”
Agreed. Both are pretty much hard-left poison.
:Mullah Lovers desk:
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