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*How about "Iranian Muslim Fuckers attack GREAT Britain, and pay the price"--[[User:Boris 1991|Boris 1991]] 14:50, 24 March 2007 (UTC) |
*How about "Iranian Muslim Fuckers attack GREAT Britain, and pay the price"--[[User:Boris 1991|Boris 1991]] 14:50, 24 March 2007 (UTC) |
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:Excellent contribution. Don't ruin the talk page. -[[User:Etafly|Etafly]] 15:16, 24 March 2007 (UTC) |
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====Use of the term 'Hostages'==== |
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I find this term quite POV, as it's clear to me that under a reversed situation, they would be called 'detainees.' Also, unless any sort of official demands are made by Iran in exchange for the release of said prisoners, the term fails to qualify by definition. In any event, as this article expands, careful attention should be paid to keep Wikipedia from becoming a propaganda machine. An exception, however, would be a quote containing the word, as wikipedia itself does not assume the position of a quoted source. That would actually shed light on the political dynamic of this incident. -[[User:Etafly|Etafly]] 15:16, 24 March 2007 (UTC) |
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I think we need a name change for the article. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Little Spike (talk • contribs) 21:32, 23 March 2007 (UTC).
- Agree, but to what? Gotta mention 'Iran' in the title, eh? --199.71.174.100 21:40, 23 March 2007 (UTC)
- How about "Iranian Muslim Fuckers attack GREAT Britain, and pay the price"--Boris 1991 14:50, 24 March 2007 (UTC)
- Excellent contribution. Don't ruin the talk page. -Etafly 15:16, 24 March 2007 (UTC)
Use of the term 'Hostages'
I find this term quite POV, as it's clear to me that under a reversed situation, they would be called 'detainees.' Also, unless any sort of official demands are made by Iran in exchange for the release of said prisoners, the term fails to qualify by definition. In any event, as this article expands, careful attention should be paid to keep Wikipedia from becoming a propaganda machine. An exception, however, would be a quote containing the word, as wikipedia itself does not assume the position of a quoted source. That would actually shed light on the political dynamic of this incident. -Etafly 15:16, 24 March 2007 (UTC)