User talk:Sanguis Sanies/2005 Cronulla Riots

Some Ground Rules for the New Article
I'm going to lay down some ground rules for the new article, if you are familiar with Wiki policy it really shouldn't come as a surprise, but I would just like to reiterate them here.


 * 1) Reliable Sources must be used to make a claim; if you want to say that it was the result of racists include a source saying it was racists, if you want to link it to the Easter bunny, a source saying it was the Easter bunny is needed.
 * 2) White does not equal Australian and by the same token Australian does not equal white nor does "of Middle Eastern appearance" mean that these people where not Australian. Australia has a very high rate of immigration meaning that it is not only possible but probable (and the larger the group the more probable) that a white person is not an Australian citizen or permanent resident, a white person could have easily landed in a plane the day before and joined in the riots, so could a person of Middle Eastern appearance. It is also possible that a person of Middle Eastern Appearance is a second–, third–, fourth– or even higher generation Australian and are as Australian as anyone else. You may think you are helping by wikilinking to White people or other terms, but it's really not.
 * 3) WP:NPOV is very important in all articles but particularly in an article such as this; do not try and pin the blame on one particular person or group of people &mdash; the truth is much more complicated.