I am new to this board but not to death penalty issues. I am not exactly a survivor but I knew two people who were murdered; know the daughter of another victim; met the family of another victim; and another victim was once married to a distant cousin of mine.
Would anyone care to join me in editing articles pertaining to death penalty cases on the encyclopedia web site I refer to by its initials WP? Especially welcome are people who have already edited WP.
The anti-DP community is very active on WP. Usually when an article about a person on death row is created, the following can be expected:
1) Anti-DP activists turn the page into a celebration of the killer
2) Facts about the case are removed from the article, especially if they tend to weigh against the killer's innocence
3) Anything at all pertaining to the victim is removed from the article as "not relevant"
4) Quotes from court decisions are removed from the article as being "primary sources"
5) Unless the murder happened in a major city, quotes from articles in the local newspaper are removed as being "non-reliable sources."
6) The article gets filled with quotes from anti-DP celebrities
7) If two or more pro-DP people edit an article, they are accused of being "sockpuppets" of each other
8) The article will have baby pictures of the killer but no photos at all of the victim
9) If the anti-DP lose control of an article, they seek to have it deleted because the subject is "not notable"
WP articles are not supposed to be pro- or anti- anything. But one WP editor can do little to stand up to a stream of anti-DP editors determined to have their way with the article. Therefore, it is important that pro-DP editors work together to keep WP articles neutral and focused on facts. We don't want the articles to be one-sided. But they need to state the facts of the murder, trial, and appeals.
Would anyone who is interested in editing WP please send me a private message?
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