mirv i don't think anyone here has made that claim on the other hand they do insist that pov edits not be made or at least brought to the talk page first for discussion and you seem to ignore wikipedia be bold which states but please note be bold in updating pages does not mean that you should make deletions to long articles on complex controversial subjects with long histories such as israeli palestinian conflict or abortion in many such cases the text as you find it has come into being after long and arduous negotiations between wikipedians of diverse backgrounds and points of view an incautious edit to such an article can be akin to stirring up a hornet's nest and other users who are involved in the page may react angrily if you encounter an article on a controversial subject that you would like to edit first read the comments on the talk page and view the page history to get a sense of how the article came into being and what its current status is if you are an experienced wiki ist you will probably have a good sense what will be accepted edits and which edits should be discussed first if you are new to wikipedia or unsure how others will view your proposals and you want to change or delete anything substantial in the text you should either if the material in question is a sentence or so in length copy it to the talk page and list your objections there if the material is longer than a sentence list your objections on the talk page but leave the main article as it is then wait a bit for responses if no one objects proceed but always move large deletions to talk and list your objections to the text so that other people will understand your changes and will be able to follow the history of the page also show respect for consensus avoid making major changes to an article if a vote or poll is currently in progress about whether those changes should be made especially if there is no clear consensus shown by the vote by the way i like your new sig dec utc