"I agree that Hindu views on this matter tend to differ from those of Westerners."
Lingam is an Indian topic and I don;t know when did westerners start to worship it differently.
"From the point of view of Wikipedia policy, ...."
Can I call Christian doctrines by my POV and tell them to put it in christianity page.
"These differences of opinion are opportunities....."
Maligning some others faith by assumptions are not oppurtunities, they are ...
"Westerners seemed increasingly frustrated ...."
So what have you taken contract or are u a slave to remove their frustrations.Why do they need to interfere so wrongly.
"Regarding the Sanskrit translation of the term, it would be possible to provide references to materials such as the Kama Sutra "
No one questions it can be used at such place but etymology cannot give it a 7th or 8th meaning as a organ.This shows that Shivram Apte has given himself to westerner's demands or to Shaiva Vaishnava conflict.You can encyclopaedically mention it citing all the available evidences including forces of nature but not define it as an organ - that removes the whole essence of the topic constricting it.
Does wiki says that "usual Western view" should be the first priority .I never got that.
If that's the case u can start a new page of "Western Lingam" or "Lingam:The democratic perverted view" or "Lingam:The dictionary view" and so on.
I am entirely rewriting article and locking it.