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Wikipedia itself has over the years become a gathering place for individuals with ''extreme views'' when it comes to topics dealing with Nationalism.There is no other place this is more visible than in the Croatian articles on Wikipedia.
Wikipedia itself has over the years become a gathering place for individuals with ''extreme views'' when it comes to topics dealing with Nationalism.There is no other place this is more visible than in the Croatian articles on Wikipedia.
For many, Wikipedia has become the first port of call for information about anything and everything. With this in mind a crafty group of clever individuals can very easily manipulate historic information for their own '''Nationalistic agendas'''! Judging by the last year of edits on the articles about Croatia, they are pretty much written from a dated point of view of the former [[Communists|Communist]] Yugoslavia.
For many, Wikipedia has become the first port of call for information about anything and everything. With this in mind a crafty group of clever individuals can very easily manipulate historic information for their own '''Nationalistic agendas'''! Judging by the last year of edits on the articles about Croatia, they are pretty much written from a '''dated''' point of view of the former [[Communists|Communist]] Yugoslavia.
== Post Berlin Wall and the collapse of Yugoslavia ==
== Post Berlin Wall and the collapse of Yugoslavia ==
Wikipedia states:
Wikipedia states:
{{Cquote| ... ''was a polymath and bishop from Croatia'' <ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fausto_Veranzio Wikipedia:]Fausto Veranzio </ref> (3rd of October 2010)}} This editor (who is proud of his Croatian heritage), will have to state that this man was from the Republic of Venice not from Croatia because Croatia as a sovereign state did '''not exist''' for at least three hundred years after his time.
{{Cquote| ... ''was a polymath and bishop from Croatia'' <ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fausto_Veranzio Wikipedia:]Fausto Veranzio </ref> (3rd of October 2010)}} '''This''' editor (who is proud of his Croatian heritage), will have to state that this man was from the ''Republic of Venice'' not from Croatia because, Croatia as a sovereign state did '''not exist''' for at least three hundred years after his time.
This is using Wikipedia for blatant Nationalistic propaganda and is not based on fact.
This is using Wikipedia for blatant Nationalistic propaganda and is not based on fact.
== Francesco Patrizi ==
The case of '''Francesco Patrizi''', the Venetian philosopher, is a fine illustration of the nationalistic warfare that infests Wikipedia, and the inaccuracy and distortion and bias that follows as a result.
{{Cquote|'''Quote''' by Ocham-London, United Kingdom:''The problem becomes particularly acute in a place like [[Wikipedia]], where the only intellectual interest - that is to say, no intellectual interest at all - lies simply in a nationalistic dispute, in this case between [[Italy|Italians]] and Croatians.''}}
*[http://ocham.blogspot.com/2010/07/francesco-patrizi.html BEYOND NECESSITY-Francesco Patrizi'' link'']
== See also ==
== See also ==
*[[Talk:Nationalistic Editing on Wikipedia|Additional Info-Talk:Nationalistic Editing on Wikipedia]]
*[[Talk:Nationalistic Editing on Wikipedia|Additional Info-Talk:Nationalistic Editing on Wikipedia]]
*[http://wikipediareview.com/index.php?s=&showtopic=30348&view=findpost&p=246461 How to manipulate Wikipedia, www.myisrael.org.il]
*[http://wikipediareview.com/index.php?s=&showtopic=30348&view=findpost&p=246461 How to manipulate Wikipedia, www.myisrael.org.il]
{{Cquote|'''Quote''':'' Wikipedia has become the new battleground for Israel's PR image. The Yisrael Sheli (My Israel) movement and the Yesha Council, which represents Jewish communities in Judea and Samaria, have joined together for a new public relations initiative. Together they will soon offer a special course for volunteers who wish to write and edit English entries on Wikipedia, the online encyclopedia.'' (Israel National News)}}
{{Cquote|'''Quote''':'' Wikipedia has become the new battleground for Israel's PR image. The Yisrael Sheli (My Israel) movement and the Yesha Council, which represents Jewish communities in Judea and Samaria, have joined together for a new public relations initiative. Together they will soon offer a special course for volunteers who wish to write and edit English entries on Wikipedia, the online encyclopedia.'' (Israel National News)}}
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