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Is there a way for ordinary folk to see the substantive history of this talk page? It seems to have gone into the twilight zone after the article was renamed some time ago. Thincat (talk) 11:39, 13 September 2008 (UTC)

Why so many Jewish-related featured articles?

There's a glut of them. Seriously, any Palestinian reading Misplaced Pages over a period of a few months would probably be offended.--Plastic Lament (talk) 12:15, 13 September 2008 (UTC)

Misplaced Pages attempts to avoid bias within any article but there is little mechanism for ensuring an overall balance across articles. In particular, recent events get vastly more coverage than events in previous times. You, and anyone else, are very welcome to contribute new articles of relevance and interest to Palestinians. See, for example, Misplaced Pages:WikiProject Palestine. Thincat (talk) 12:52, 13 September 2008 (UTC)


Something tells me one would have a hard time getting an article about, say, a major Brooklyn mosque on the Misplaced Pages mainpage. BYT (talk) 13:13, 13 September 2008 (UTC)

I expect you are right although I have found Islam. Maybe this proves your point. I wonder whether more effort is put into Judaism-related articles or whether they suffer from rather less opposition? A bit of both I suppose. Thincat (talk) 13:27, 13 September 2008 (UTC)
I see nothing wrong with it. Misplaced Pages's featured articles aren't always balanced, and no one's saying "Judaism's great! Fie upon Palestine!" If Palestinians have a problem with the religion itself, well, they need to get a grip. Brutannica (talk) 13:33, 13 September 2008 (UTC)
Offensive is not the article but the first comment. If you see a glut of Jewish-related featured articles on the main page, then it is probably you has a problem, because there is no glut (if you would you check the history of TFA you would see). Not to mention those Palestinians, who according to you, would be offended by a well-written article on a Jewish synagogue in Brooklyn. Oh, and btw Mosque has also been on the main page - and there are not many other Islam-related , actually none I could find with a quick glance. But what this dicussion proves is that there is opposition whenever there is Judaism-related article on the main page. Голубое сало/Blue Salo (talk) 16:42, 13 September 2008 (UTC)


Did I say anyone would be offended by anything? Don't think so. BYT (talk) 21:28, 13 September 2008 (UTC)

Plastic Lament did, should be clear from the discussion that I am referring to the complaint of this user. Голубое сало/Blue Salo (talk) 22:07, 13 September 2008 (UTC)
I agree with BlueSalo - anyone who's bothered by anything Jewish, just because it is Jewish obviously has some sort of issue. I hardly think Palestinians would care much about a synagouge or a mosque being featured on the main page. But I truly wish that more Palestinians would spend more time on Misplaced Pages! That would surely help their efforts more than their armed response ever will because "The pen is mightier than the sword". --David Igra (talk) 23:47, 13 September 2008 (UTC)

Thanks for clearing that up, BlueSalo. I thought perhaps you were talking to me, by virtue of the fact that you pointed out the Mosque has been on the main page, a fact that didn't appear to have anything to do with Plastic Lament's lament. David Igra, thanks for your response above. Are either of you interested in discussing my contention above, namely that a comparable article about an individual mosque in the US seems highly unlikely to make it to the mainpage? Do you think I'm wrong about this, or do you think I'm right about this? Are there issues of systemic bias to consider here?

Perhaps I should rephrase the question, and I'm sorry if I've been unclear.

Would BlueSalo, or anyone else, be willing to work with me on creating, and bringing to featured article status, an article about ? It is the oldest in the United States, founded in 1934, and it is located in, of all places, Iowa. Clearly intriguing, carries historical import, and offers a decent parallel with the Congregation Baith Israel Anshei Emes article. Do I have any takers? If you do not want to work on the article with me, and share with me the task of advocating that it be featured on the mainpage, would you be willing to discuss why? BYT (talk) 10:44, 14 September 2008 (UTC)

Wow

Jakie Chan was a much better featured article IMO —Preceding unsigned comment added by Barakeh (talk • contribs) 20:21, 13 September 2008 (UTC)

Semi'd

I've semi'd it but for a undetermined period (because not to remove the prevent Grawp-move protection) until Grawp will leave the site. I would say give a few hours before unprotecting it.JForget 00:38, 14 September 2008 (UTC)

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