Talk:SlutWalk/Archives/2013/August

Are we really still arguing about this?

Really? I thought we had a solution that everyone could live with. If the prose list was so horrible, why didn't you say something before? You really don't need to try these subversive editing techniques as if I'm a bad faith editor. Here I am, trying to work with you. Let's talk about it.

In response to your summary, yes, Wikipedia is a link farm, in a way. Despite the faith and work you put into it, Wikipedia is not considered a reliable source, not even by Wikipedia. So if we want to present information with any shred of credibility, it absolutely must be a link to something that is considered reliable. Opinion pieces, borderline promotional articles, and primary sources really do us no favors, and these are sources we've relied on heavily throughout the article. The original source for the global statement mentioned only 3 continents, 2 of those being socially liberal continents. This is not global. But by adding a list that really does span nearly every continent, we provide a much stronger and easily verifiable case for the reach of the SlutWalk rallies. And that's really all we're here to do, to inform in a verifiable way.

I understand that the list might look "ugly" to you, but Wikipedia is not about beauty, it is about utility. We are a reference. Your aesthetic tastes have a lower priority than the credibility of our information. PraetorianFury (talk) 22:46, 30 August 2013 (UTC)