redthoreau your contribution above in this section was highly interesting and educational and hence was very appreciated i have accepted most of your reasoning and as a result have decided not to repeat my sins and leave this article alone but this last paragraph of yours on those three wikipedia policies is nothing else than a spanking all i did was to try to involve a very notable editor fluent in spanish and familiar with current latin american affairs into this small controversy whatever the motivation 'altering' that is editing a wikipedia article by adding true content is an absolutely legitimate endeavor hence deserving respect which reminds me of an old itch the scandalous contrast between fact and opinion in this encyclopedia in wikipedia opinions sustained by references namely by other's opinions seem to be valued better than facts an impression that is frequently reinforced by the language used in discussions like this one i remind you of the small detail that you have still not addressed the third item in my preliminary response sic the objective of having wikipedia tell the truth which doesn't appear to be among the most important objectives or goals of this encyclopedia if it is i'd appreciate anyone's help and tell me about it as an aid in a presumably desirable quest for the truth i'd recommend the article the killing machine che guevara from communist firebrand to capitalist brand by the notable writer lvaro vargas llosa besides of course some of his books which in all likelihood you are already familiar with regards