User talk:VaChiliman

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Reliable Sources
I suppose this is best for me to ruminate over Reliable Sources at my own talk page, and perhaps limit my discussion elsewhere. VaChiliman (talk) 16:30, 5 July 2009 (UTC)

Gramma International, English Edition
 * English language edition of the newspaper of Cuba's Communist Party
 * discussion
 * From this US American POV, free speech notwithstanding, it seems to me that this particular source would not normally be considered a relaible source, except about itself. News contained therein pertaining to the Communist Party in Cuba, its policies, and its positions, would be acceptable for inclusion. Could it be used as a source for facts, inside or outside Cuba? VaChiliman (talk) 16:30, 5 July 2009 (UTC)

Agencia Bolivariana de Noticias
 * Descibed as the national news agency of Venezuela.
 * discussion
 * This would seem to be an unreliable source, in part because it would appear to not be independent of the Venezuelan government, could be prone to publish unsupported (mis)information, and in part because it publishes in another language, and requires translation. Relaibility could be contextual, and I would be especially sensitive to the reporting of facts that may be supressed or filtered by other "higher quality" sources and indeed be truthful. My question is can it ever be used as a source, even about the Venezuelan government, other than as a publisher of official notice or proclamation. VaChiliman (talk) 16:30, 5 July 2009 (UTC)

La Nueva Televisora del Sur
 * Descibed as a pan-Latin American terrestrial and satellite television network headquartered in Caracas, Venezuela
 * discussion
 * My take is this: if you proclaim to be a counterbalance, and you function as a biased counterweight to media bias from other sources, you cannot be deemed a reliable source. Is that reasonable, and in what context? I am speaking strictly from using as a Wikipedia source, under which policy, it seems, truth is not a question, and verification is inportant (that is also to say, "original research" has no value, no matter how accurate or truthful, or well-indended). VaChiliman (talk) 16:30, 5 July 2009 (UTC)

General Comments

From a personal standpoint, I would want to read and or see the news from alternative sources, and be able to filter out the noise, bias, etc. for myself. Am I correct in understanding that is not what Wikipedia is about; that is to say, it is not a news, or opinion, catalog. If that were so, it would seem to me that most articles concerning topics open to multiple POV would be shorter, and more concise, than they appear to be. I know its a work in progress, but the so-called "Honduras Coup" article is a classic example of a page out of control. My apologies in advance to those who find offense -- I don't mean that comment to be directed toward any one person or their good faith efforts; my expectation might be shorter article(s), and robust (though more respectful) discussion. VaChiliman (talk) 16:30, 5 July 2009 (UTC)

Honduras
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Hello
Just thought I'd say "hello" somewhere less public than on the talk page of the Honduras crisis article. I've been involved in Honduras for about 3 decades, doing historical and archaeological research in the country nearly every year. Most of my work has been in the north and west (eg, departments of Cortés, Santa Barbara, Yoro, Atlantida, and Comayagua). I spent most of June this year in Honduras, leaving 2 days before the coup (of which it was common knowledge that it was to have been the 25th). In theory I head back to Honduras this Saturday (having postponed my return for a week already), but in practice, who knows.

The medical missions are something that I know is valuable, and valued in Honduras. BTW, Micheletti sent back the 400 Cuban doctors that were providing service in rural clinics. Rsheptak (talk) 02:53, 16 July 2009 (UTC)

Mediation request
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