Talk:Multistate Anti-Terrorism Information Exchange

message: Can you please tell us what it is before jumping down our throats to tell us it's the worst thing in the world. Thank you. --Dtcdthingy 14:41, 14 Mar 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: What is it?

message: I would suggest that the article begin with a statement about what The Matrix is, before the "controversial" aspects of it are discussed.  The article begins:
"The Multistate Anti-Terrorism Information Exchange Program, also known by the acronym "MATRIX" (Multistate Anti-Terrorism Information Exchange), has recently come under scrutiny by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU). ("Why We Should Fear The Matrix".) "
The statement 
"What does the Matrix do? According to Congressional testimony and news reports, it appears to do just what TIA would have done, if enacted: Tie together government and commercial databases in order to allow federal and state law enforcement entities to conduct detailed searches on particular individuals' dossiers."
does not appear until 6-7 paragraphs later.  Even the wording of the descriptive sentence, beginning with "it appears to do just what the TIA would have done," implies that the TIA (whatever it actually was) would have been undesirable, had it been enacted (particularly since the sentence was preceeded by anti-Matrix statements).  So the first thing the reader sees is that the ACLU is strongly opposed to the use of the Matrix.  Moreover, no rebuttal to the ACLU complaints is provided; indeed, no mention is made of the possible reasons one might support The Matrix.
The "What the Matrix is" section appears to be a somewhat sarcastic treatment of the subject from an anti-Matrix advocate, discussing the concept of "anomaly" as if it were a euphemism invented by pro-Matrix advocates.  Indeed, scrutiny reveals most of the article was taken verbatim from the article "Why We Should Fear The Matrix," cited near the beginning of the article.  Is it neutral to write a "What ____ is" section by copying an article titled "Why We Should Fear ____?"  I think not.  There are news articles and other sources (other than opinion pages) that deal with the subject of The Matrix.
I agree with the marking of this article as non-neutral; it needs significant work. [unsigned comment]
:Well, I recommend that you take the initiative and be bold. 24.18.35.120 03:01, 16 September 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Neutrality 

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