Wikipedia talk:Mediation Cabal/Cases/2009-03/Narcotics Anonymous

There can be no source for whats called an "implicit understanding" as implicit is by its nature, unsourced. but there are droves of coloquilisms to support such an attitude in AA. "I dont take anything that effects me from the neck up" "I dont drink near beer, any more than I smoke near pot" etc. I could cite AA speakers if that helps but thats no more a source than me as an editor.

The two quotations from AA literature describe given on this talk page, describe not a prohibition from drinking, but rather a suggestion as to a: how AA is going to be most effective. and B. what the membership requirements are. It should be noted that the only requirement for memeber ship is a DESIRE to stop drinking. Not, in fact, stopping drinking. Were that the case every member of AA who relapsed would be stripped of membership.

The main point is that due to cultural circumstances, emotions run high when it comes to NA and AA describing one another and what might look like WIKI edits are actually agendas couched in bias.

If you want to remove the ENTIRE AA sentance I support that edit but I dont think its accurate as is. Oaklandfunk (talk) 17:42, 13 March 2009 (UTC)