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Revision as of 20:00, 1 June 2005 by Mlorrey (talk | contribs)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)I "fixed" this entry, removing a bunch of propaganda from right wing sources. Frankly, this article shouldn't even exist, because there is simply no self-identified "neo-luddite" movement. This entry is an attempt by right wingers to establish that such a mythical movement exists. The stuff about Teresa Heniz Kerry funding this so-called movement is the dead giveaway that this entry has no factual basis.
How do people go about removing article from Misplaced Pages that have no factual basis? This "neo-luddite" movement is a right wing fantasy.
Chuck Munson. (Infoshop.org).
- Here is Misplaced Pages's deletion policy. The term "neo-luddite" is in common usage, and I doubt you will find much community consensus for deletion. While few would identify themselves as "neo-luddites", there certainly is a diverse movement advocating everything from a critical analysis of modern technologies to the elimination of such technologies. ElBenevolente 22:48, 21 Apr 2005 (UTC)
I concur that this article is still POV-heavy; the list of "prominent neo-luddites" is particularly suspicious for the reasons cited by Munson above. Specifically, I removed Gretel Ehlrich from the list after reviewing a number of interviews (i.e. Library Journal 129:18 15 Nov 2004) with Ehlrich as well as biographical overviews of her life and writings (see Contemporary Authors and Dictionary of Literary Biography) which showed no evidence of the positions, beliefs or activities described by the article. Lukethelibrarian 21:36, 31 May 2005 (UTC)
- I concur that Gretel Ehrlich doesn't belong there, someone modified the earlier reference to Robert Ehrlich, who is a noted neo-malthusian/neo-luddite. I have done extensive research on the movement and am working on this article. I do not have time to complete it at once. Mlorrey 20:00, 1 Jun 2005 (UTC)