Re:How gun buffs took over Wikipedia’s AR-15 page
by smacktoward on Tuesday March 06, 2018 @04:10PM
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A controversy over the suitability of the AR-15's design to the role of "modern sporting rifle" exists. This controversy has grown to become a significant element in contemporary American politics.
Noting the existence of this controversy doesn't seem like an inappropriate thing for the Wikipedia page on the AR-15 to do. If anything, keeping it out feels like an attempt to bias the discussion by deliberately omitting a significant fact. It's like the Wikipedia page about Bill Cosby not mentioning the sexual assault charges against him. It shouldn't take a position on that subject, but pretending it doesn't exist is a deliberate step away from a neutral point of view.
Noting the existence of this controversy doesn't seem like an inappropriate thing for the Wikipedia page on the AR-15 to do. If anything, keeping it out feels like an attempt to bias the discussion by deliberately omitting a significant fact. It's like the Wikipedia page about Bill Cosby not mentioning the sexual assault charges against him. It shouldn't take a position on that subject, but pretending it doesn't exist is a deliberate step away from a neutral point of view.