Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Clarification and Amendment: Difference between revisions

::As for the utility, I think it helps us determine whether concerns such as those raised by Nishidani that the party list is unrepresentative, as well as concerns such as those raised by Number 57 that the topic area is dominated by editors holding a specific POV, are accurate.

::As a general note, I think one of the issues with the topic area is that it is common for editors to refuse to acknowledge their own POV, while frequently insisting that the editors they disagree with have a POV. It's possible to manage a POV and edit neutrally, but only if one is able to recognize and acknowledge that POV - the frequent failure, on both sides, to do so is why we have a POV pushing issue in this topic area. [[User:BilledMammal|BilledMammal]] ([[User talk:BilledMammal|talk]]) 16:43, 2 September 2024 (UTC)

:{{ping|Levivich|Nishidani}} The terms just means that the editor sympathizes with that side more than the other. Both positions are reasonable, and it doesn't mean they are anti-Palestinian/anti-Israeli, nor does it mean that there is a problem with those editors contributions.

:All it does is help us understand the dynamics of the topic area, and is particularly helpful in understanding the background to comments like {{tq|I say that because there is a massive imbalance in the people singled out, according to the usual perceptions of the IP area's POV-stand-off}}.