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Anchor baby
Hi Rich, I've started a new discussion on updating the article in light of a new dictionary source. Your input would be greatly appreciated.--Cúchullain t/ c 21:34, 5 March 2012 (UTC)
 * As you may have seen, things are getting a bit trying at the article and its talk page. If you're able, your input and review would be most beneficial.Cúchullain t/ c 05:01, 10 March 2012 (UTC)


 * Thanks. I'll have to do some catching up, and I'm busy tonight and probably won't be able to jump in right away, but I'll have a look as soon as I can.  —  Rich wales 05:14, 10 March 2012 (UTC)


 * As it turned out, I did have some time this evening, and I made a change to the article which I believe will be helpful. —  Rich wales 07:18, 10 March 2012 (UTC)


 * thanks. The anonymous single-purpose editor is bordering on tendentiousness and bludgeoning the discussion at this point, so rational input is most helpful. It may be time to step up dispute resolution.Cúchullain t/ c 22:45, 10 March 2012 (UTC)
 * It looks like even more major changes are being made, and I see a lot of material has been excised. Unfortunately I won't have time to investigate or comment upon all of them for the next couple of days. When I get the opportunity I will weigh back in. I hope the article doesn't totally devolve into an uninformative partisan wrangle.Cúchullain t/ c 02:32, 12 March 2012 (UTC)


 * The objection to using Barrett's "child of *any* immigrant" comment appears, to me, to be based on the idea that this is putting a blog post on the same level as the "official" DTD definition. Since both of these items came from the same writer, one could argue that if Barrett really considered the "child of *any* immigrant" view to be persuasive, he could and would have edited the main DTD definition accordingly.  I think I can see both sides to this one, and I'm really not willing to get involved in a protracted dispute over it.  Rather than seek either dispute resolution or edit-warring sanctions against other editors, I'd suggest trying to find other, more unquestionably reliable sources substantiating the claim that "anchor baby" is used by some to refer to children of legal immigrants.  Or do you think I'm overlooking something important here?  —  Rich wales 02:39, 12 March 2012 (UTC)


 * I have no objection whatsoever to the idea that Barrett's reader comment isn't of the same level of the actual entry. But the problem is that it only makes more explicit what is already explicit in the entry. The entry doesn't say "illegal immigrant", it says "immigrant". Additionally, the NYT piece says "immigrant", not "illegal immigrant". The AHD entry is even broader than that-it's not just any immigrant, but any non-citizen. These unquestionably reliable sources already say this without the obfuscation.
 * additionally, edits involving this comment are only a small portion of the edits that are being made, with little discussion. I see one recent edit removed material attributed to npr.com, for instance. I don't have the time right now to vet each of the various undiscussed edits being made each day. I hope the article isn't undermined by entropy and POV pushing from the various sides.Cúchullain t/ c 03:48, 12 March 2012 (UTC)


 * I'm afraid I'm just going to have to stay out of this one for the moment. My main concern w/r/t this article has been, and still is, to make sure the pejorative nature of the term "anchor baby" is acknowledged.  That doesn't appear to be at issue right now.  As for the "immigrant" vs. "illegal immigrant" thing, that's simply going to require more sources.  As long as the article is trying to make any use of the Double-Tongued Dictionary, people are going to come along challenging its reliability (and refusing to accept any prior consensus on the subject, likely claiming the earlier consensus is void per WP's sourcing policy).  Given the DTD's status as a lightning rod, it may be better simply to take it out entirely and find more solid sources somewhere else that say basically the same thing.  Beyond that, any outside editor coming along is going to see either a good-faith (albeit heated) content dispute, or disruptive editing (and it's a coin toss which editor might be perceived as being more disruptive).  And I'm a bit too busy with "real life" right now to get heavily involved with the other details being edited.  Sorry I don't think I can be of much more help right now.  —  Rich wales 02:23, 13 March 2012 (UTC)

I can certainly understand that. As I say I won't be able to do much over there for a while myself, which will necessitate me disengaging for a while, which should be helpful at any rate (especially for my own sanity). I would like to note, however, that one of the various elements of POV pushing has indeed been to remove the idea that the term is pejorative, or downplay it. Anyway, I'm sure it can all be sorted out at a later date when things are less heated.Cúchullain t/ c 03:18, 13 March 2012 (UTC)

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 * Comment made (see [ here]). —  Rich wales 03:44, 17 March 2012 (UTC)

World Net Daily
Hi. You were kind enough to move my POV comment from an article talk page to my talk page. As you suggested I would like to ask something. I read another editor's comments to the effect that World Net Daily is not a reliable source, and can't be used period. Is it neutral for WP to reject an entire publication because of some of its editorial content? Cygdrive (talk) 17:05, 19 March 2012 (UTC)


 * It depends on the specific situation. In general, Wikipedia's policies on what is or is not a reliable source are described at WP:RS — and a general description of what neutrality means here can be found at WP:NPOV.  A special page (the "Reliable Sources Noticeboard", WP:RSN) exists for discussion of unclear cases.  Individual editors may, of course, have opinions on the reliability of a specific source which may or may not be shared by the community.  When differences of opinion arise, guidelines for dispute resolution can be found at WP:DR.  Above all, it is very important to handle disputes in a calm, civil, and respectful way, always giving other editors the benefit of the doubt and assuming they are acting in good faith (see WP:AGF).  And be careful to avoid "edit warring" (as described at WP:EW); edit warring is never acceptable, even if you are convinced that you are right and everyone else is wrong.  —  Rich wales 17:31, 19 March 2012 (UTC)


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 * My read of the above very, very long discussion is that material from WND may sometimes be reliable, but that we cannot assume in general that WND material is reliable, and that a decision needs to be made on a case-by-case basis. As for the specific piece you cited regarding the executive order, it might be appropriate to cite it as substantiating the existence of the executive order, and perhaps also as evidence of disagreement as to what significance this order may have.  I would personally consider any suggestion that the Obama administration is (or any previous administration was) seeking to impose martial law as, at best, an extraordinary claim requiring extraordinary evidence.  —  Rich wales 19:55, 20 March 2012 (UTC)

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