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On January 2, 2011, editor Greg L, who appears to regard himself as a “great mind,” decided to rewrite the article on Nation, asserting “It’s time to start over on this article.”
Entering the discussion with the self-title of “experienced editor“, Greg L provides his adult assessment of the article:
As an experienced editor, I know crap articles when I see them. This one is beyond hope, with POV-pusing, Original Research, and zilch for citations. It is beyond hope. Just throw it away and build a new one from scratch with more contributions from experienced Wikipedians and less from I.P.s out to change the world by soap-boxing here. Seriously; just toss this one and start fresh.
While the “crap” version might have needed some polishing, it is hard to argue the original version is inferior to the gutted edition that exists today.
The article has been essentially reduced to a platform for the Palestinian cause with no mention of other nations.
50,000 users visited that page on a single day in June.
Wikipedia. Where anyone can rewrite the history of the world.
