Talk:Bangladesh Rifles

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[edit] NPOV on human rights abuses

NPOV removed, there are only factual statements there. two references added (they were already there, but removed by a bot) --naught101 (talk) 02:06, 6 February 2008 (UTC)

While the incident is indeed true, the first reference is from a blogspot blog, and hence not a WP:RS. I suggest removal of this ref, and substitute it with something from news media or other reliable sources. --Ragib (talk) 02:38, 6 February 2008 (UTC)

I know what you're saying, but just because the reference is biased doesn't mean that it doesn't include facts, and also doesn't mean that the bias tarnishes this article. --naught101 (talk) 04:56, 6 February 2008 (UTC)

I'm not claiming the blogspot-hosted blog as biased, I'm just pointing out that it can't be used as a reference. Anyone can open a blog in blogspot and can virtually write anything. See Wikipedia:Verifiability#Sources, which explicitly states that: Anyone can create a website or pay to have a book published, then claim to be an expert in a certain field. For that reason, self-published books, newsletters, personal websites, open wikis, blogs, forum postings, and similar sources are largely not acceptable. --Ragib (talk) 05:15, 6 February 2008 (UTC)

Point taken, I added another new-based reference (easy to find, there's probably more). I'm leaving the blog reference in for the moment, I think perhaps another sentence about the protest groups could accommodate it. Not attacking the NPOV claim on this section, but I feel that without it the whole article is slightly biased in favour of the Rifles - only talks about their good points, especially the "activities section". Some sections could be collapsed. I'll have a go. --naught101 (talk) 22:46, 20 February 2008 (UTC)