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me to treat every contribution to
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43:'s long-winded father-in-law (see the quote below), and added "GoodOld" when Polonius was taken (though I am not particularly old, though I am particularly good), and "2" when I forgot my original password. Thus creating, as I said, a particularly dumb name that sounds meaningful but isn't particularly.
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I am less involved in
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Conspiracies or fringe views need to be given space far out of proportion with their importance, either because their supporters are vociferous or because they require extensive debunking out of proportion with their actual relevance. See, for example
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Moral relativism abounds (The Allies were just as bad as the Axis! etc.) It is not POV to recognize real distinctions, to do otherwise is to fail as an information source. At the same time, it is never right to repress unpleasant facts (see the
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I have been the major contributor on the
History of the Jews in ____ series, writing what might be a couple dozen of them at this point, and have also spent a decent amount of time on depressing but necessary topics related to the
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I love
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Those flaws shouldn't scare you away, but you should be aware of them to be a successful editor. To that end, some cogent criticism of
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The winner among editors with different POVs is usually the one with the most energy, rather than the most correct or most widely-supported view.
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has some terrific criticisms, that I think are worth reading. I have used his criticisms as a guideline when trying to find articles to improve.
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Please feel free to leave a message on my Talk page.
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