Talk:Nagerkovil school bombing

message: Although it is clear that the information presented in this article is highly controversial, the "Hoax" tag is not appropriate. The "Hoax" tag is for identifying fraudulent articles for deletion. But web searches (see also "Nagarkovil") indicate that a lot of people outside of Wikipedia believe that an event like the one in the article took place, making it notable. Even if conclusive evidence were to come forward that this incident was manufactured for propaganda (e.g. Nurse Nayirah), it would be all the more important for people to be able to read about it on Wikipedia.
It's true that most of the sources for this story are partial to the Tamil side of the related conflict. But bias does not disqualify a source according to WP:RS: "If an author has some reason to be biased, or admits to being biased, this should be taken into account when reporting his or her opinion. This is not to say that the material is not worthy of inclusion, but please take a look at our policy on Neutral point of view." WP:NPOV notes, "All editors and all sources have biases."
Accordingly, the Tamil position should not be reported uncritically. The article could also be improved by including non-Tamil sources. Along these lines, I was able to find this statement from Human Rights Watch:
:: On September 22, as the army launched a major offensive on the Jaffna peninsula, the government imposed censorship curbs on war-related reporting, citing national security concerns and fear that reporting would inflame communal tensions. Those restrictions were lifted for foreign media four days later, but curbs on the domestic media remained in force. Among the first stories to be subjected to these censorship requirements were reports that on September 21 and 22, heavy shelling and aerial attacks by government forces on the northern Jaffna region had killed some seventy civilians, including many school children. A Reuter news story from September 23, which noted that the army had denied the incident, also indicated that the story had been "subjected to military censors, who deleted quotes from civilians on the reported deaths of twenty children." 
This would help to explain the rather one-sided coverage. If the official denials could be sourced, that would go a long way towards adding balance to the article. -- Shunpiker 20:03, 7 January 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: first google search alone shouldn't be used as a evidence.There are heaps of sites tun by PRO LTTEers  and those can't be used as evidences at all..Same goes for Tamil Canadian, Its a pro LTTE site and inherently bias..Its not like a mainstream media,where you can find bias and partitions in some occasions..This Site is "Always bias to LTTE "..I am not sure how this would fit WP:RS..Especially in these controversial issues,these bias sites should not be used..Anything there can be consider as WP:POV or many times WP:HOAX.
And the whole article gives an impression that, Air force did this with purpose..The first phrase says "civilians were massacred by Air force plain bombing" ,and this is editors POV..from What I see here, this is a genuine accident and not deliberate,hence the usage of words should be more neutral..While I have my own dislike for any kind of censorship, it should be noted that these measures are important to spread the false information..Esp when you deal with LTTE ,a organization so good at false propaganda, one can't blame the government for taking some actions to control media.--Iwazaki 18:33, 8 January 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Thanks for clarifying and also pointing out the inappropriate usage of Wikipedia tags in this context. The user has been noted and if he uses again then we can warn him appropriately. But meanwhile I will reword the article abased on your suggestion. Thanks RaveenS 17:17, 8 January 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Please don't do it yet..I have just seen this and posted my reply..until we reach consensus please refrain from using Tamil Canadian,which is inherently Bias to LTTE--Iwazaki 18:33, 8 January 2007 (UTC)
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