Talk:Tamil Eelam
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NPOV dispute
Could someone, for example User:Node_ue, please outline the disputed points in this article?
Without being perfectly current in this topic, I'd say the formulations are reasonably balanced, and after all it links to Ethnic conflict in Sri Lanka and Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, both articles giving more details and don't having a NPOV dispute.
Pjacobi 19:18, 21 Jul 2004 (UTC)
- Well, it was a while ago so I don't recall my specific issue with the page, but looking at it now... although it does seem to have a slight tinge of Sinhalese viewpoints, it seems mostly neutral except for the first paragraph which says "Tamils want" and things such as that - Tamil Eelam has "de facto" independence (although not recognized as an independent nation by the UN, they certainly are the only ones who excercise real power over the region as is the case in Taiwan with the exception that Taiwan is recognized as an independent nation by a few external nations); Tamil Eelam is more than a simple "proposal", the usage of the term "militant" (one man's militant is another man's freedom fighter)... I honestly remember it being worse than this, but... hmm. Node 20:52, 21 Jul 2004 (UTC)
- To go ahead, I suggest you doing some minor edits if still deemed necessary, and then we wait a bit for other voices.Pjacobi 21:06, 21 Jul 2004 (UTC)
Edit 13:00, 3 Oct 2004 by 220.247.251.211
The anon inserted following at the top of the article:
Tamil Eelam is the name given to a separate Tamil state, Tamil rebels are fighting to create in northern and eastern provinces of Sri Lanka. Some parts of Northern and eastern provinces are controlled by terrorist group LTTE. There is no de-facto independent nation as such since LTTE terrorist controlled areas dependent on the Sri Lankan currencies, food supplies, electricity, water, telecommunications and trade etc.
I removed most of it, because I'm under the impression that essentially all of it is already the article, and in more NPOV terms.
As this already already has been accused of being pro-Sinhalese and now implicitely as being too pro-Tamil, it seems to me of acceptable NPOV.
Of couse, I'm only a distant observer and we can work together to resolve remaining issues.
Pjacobi 23:00, 3 Oct 2004 (UTC)