I checked this out and can find no BYD 56DM EV article. The Mitsubishi a=
rticle =
is still there. There may be something to this. Lawrence Rhodes....
Wikipedia Purging EV Articles
Posted by: "Forbes Black" [email protected] diarmaede
Date: Wed Jan 19, 2011 11:42 am ((PST))
Hello All,
One of Wikipedia's greatest strengths is its open format. Anyone can edi=
t. =
Unfortunately, this strength can become a weakness in the hands of unscrupu=
lous =
editors. I remember that my ex-wife, a publicist, used to try to "pitch"=
her =
clients on Wikipedia by posting praise of these clients in there own Wikipe=
dia =
articles and in other articles as well. Of course, she was well paid for=
her =
efforts by her clients.
I don't know if the anti-EV forces on Wikipedia are being paid, or if they =
are =
just people who don't like electric cars. Whatever their motivations mig=
ht be, =
a small but determined group of Wikipedia editors is trying to eliminate ne=
arly =
all articles on electric vehicles in Wikipedia. There most frequent tact=
ic in =
doing this is to take an article on an EV and merge it with another article=
. =
Once merged, they dismantle the section on the EV, saying that it makes the =
other article too long or that the subject matter is unimportant.
This tactic recently reached its most absurd point when editors suggested t=
hat =
the article on the BYD 56DM EV be merged with an article on the BYD 56 gas =
vehicle, EVEN THOUGH NO ARTICLE ON THE GAS VEHICLE EXISTS AS OF THIS POINT!
We need to fight back to make sure EVs are represented in Wikipedia. If =
you've =
never edited Wikipedia, here is your chance to start. There are a number=
of =
discussions underway in which the editors mentioned above are trying to =
eliminate EV articles. We need to get as many people as we possibly can =
to =
contribute to these discussions to make sure EV articles are not "Blacklist=
ed" =
on the world's most frequently visited encyclopedia.
Here are links to some of the discussions currently underway:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Automobiles#Mitsubi=
shi_i-MiEV
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Automobiles#Ford_Fo=
cus_BEV
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Automobiles#Mini_E
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Automobiles#BYD_F6DM
Please, contribute to the discussion if you can. Just go to the page lis=
ted in =
the link and click the "edit" button to add your opinion.
Please forward this message to other groups you think might be interested.=
We =
need to get the word out to as many people as possible.
Thank you very much.
_______________________________________________
| REPLYING: address your message to [email protected] only.
| Multiple-address or CCed messages may be rejected.
| UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub
| OTHER HELP: http://evdl.org/help/
| OPTIONS: http://lists.sjsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/ev
rticle =
is still there. There may be something to this. Lawrence Rhodes....
Wikipedia Purging EV Articles
Posted by: "Forbes Black" [email protected] diarmaede
Date: Wed Jan 19, 2011 11:42 am ((PST))
Hello All,
One of Wikipedia's greatest strengths is its open format. Anyone can edi=
t. =
Unfortunately, this strength can become a weakness in the hands of unscrupu=
lous =
editors. I remember that my ex-wife, a publicist, used to try to "pitch"=
her =
clients on Wikipedia by posting praise of these clients in there own Wikipe=
dia =
articles and in other articles as well. Of course, she was well paid for=
her =
efforts by her clients.
I don't know if the anti-EV forces on Wikipedia are being paid, or if they =
are =
just people who don't like electric cars. Whatever their motivations mig=
ht be, =
a small but determined group of Wikipedia editors is trying to eliminate ne=
arly =
all articles on electric vehicles in Wikipedia. There most frequent tact=
ic in =
doing this is to take an article on an EV and merge it with another article=
. =
Once merged, they dismantle the section on the EV, saying that it makes the =
other article too long or that the subject matter is unimportant.
This tactic recently reached its most absurd point when editors suggested t=
hat =
the article on the BYD 56DM EV be merged with an article on the BYD 56 gas =
vehicle, EVEN THOUGH NO ARTICLE ON THE GAS VEHICLE EXISTS AS OF THIS POINT!
We need to fight back to make sure EVs are represented in Wikipedia. If =
you've =
never edited Wikipedia, here is your chance to start. There are a number=
of =
discussions underway in which the editors mentioned above are trying to =
eliminate EV articles. We need to get as many people as we possibly can =
to =
contribute to these discussions to make sure EV articles are not "Blacklist=
ed" =
on the world's most frequently visited encyclopedia.
Here are links to some of the discussions currently underway:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Automobiles#Mitsubi=
shi_i-MiEV
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Automobiles#Ford_Fo=
cus_BEV
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Automobiles#Mini_E
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Automobiles#BYD_F6DM
Please, contribute to the discussion if you can. Just go to the page lis=
ted in =
the link and click the "edit" button to add your opinion.
Please forward this message to other groups you think might be interested.=
We =
need to get the word out to as many people as possible.
Thank you very much.
_______________________________________________
| REPLYING: address your message to [email protected] only.
| Multiple-address or CCed messages may be rejected.
| UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub
| OTHER HELP: http://evdl.org/help/
| OPTIONS: http://lists.sjsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/ev
