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The Peacock tag placed without consultation on this article that I created is offensive. Anyone who bothers to check the citations will see that my summary of what they say is accurate. Moreover, this is the consensus view of Harry C. Hindmarsh who died 66 years ago. I have contributed to Wikipedia for 15 years, but lately, I find that instead of offering constructive criticism, editors denigrate what volunteers like me contribute. This is especially true of new entries. Instead of checking the citations, which requires work, they add standard tags that undermine the article's credibility. Again, they base their judgment solely on words and not on what the citations actually say. I agree with the guidance offered at Wikipedia:Neutral Point of View, i.e. "NPOV is a fundamental principle of Wikipedia and of other Wikimedia projects. It is also one of Wikipedia's three core content policies; the other two are "Verifiability" and "No original research". These policies jointly determine the type and quality of material acceptable in Wikipedia articles, and because they work in harmony, they should not be interpreted in isolation from one another." Unfortunately, the "Verifiability" core content policy was not taken into consideration in this case. Hindmarsh was a Canadian newspaper executive who used sensationalism to build circulation. In this way, he mirrors the methods used by William Randolph Hearst and Joseph Pulitzer, but he added a distinctively Canadian twist, popular campaigns to promote government social programs. Bwark (talk) 00:41, 23 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]
I have removed the peacock tag after extensive changes. Bwark (talk) 12:26, 3 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]
