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Tangentially, did the F-117 Wikipedia page redact the story of the Amiriyah massacre? I'm almost certain it used to contain a section about it (?).

melling 5y ago
Perhaps the information was simply moved? https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amiriyah_shelter_bombing https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amiriyah_shelter_bombing
- perihelions 5y ago
  It used to cite or transclude it though; the F-117 entry was where I learned about it from.
  - formerly_proven 5y ago
    If only Wikipedia had usable revision tools instead of their atrocious CVS clone.
    - emsixteen 5y ago
      It's the editors that are the problem, not the software.
      - fragmede 5y ago
        No, the software's a problem in this case too.
  - uuuooobbb 5y ago
    It's linked from the GBU-27 bomb article https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GBU-27_Paveway_III https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GBU-27_Paveway_III
  - thrdbndndn 5y ago
    I mean.. OK? It honestly doesn't sound like a fitting content for article [[F-117]] to me. A link when talking about its missile capacity? Sure. But other than that it should go to its own article.
    - enriquto 5y ago
      Why? It seems appropriate content. The F-117 is, by construction and design, a machine for killing people. It is natural to showcase its most "successful" mission.
      - thrdbndndn 5y ago
        Because it already has a standalone article?
        enriquto 5y ago
        Of course, but this notorious bombing must be mentioned as well, with a link to its main article. Just like the article on the B-29 superfortress [0] mentions and links to the article about the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki [1]. [0] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_B-29_Superfortress https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_B-29_Superfortress [1] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atomic_bombings_of_Hiroshima_and_Nagasaki https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atomic_bombings_of_Hiroshima...
        stickfigure 5y ago
        Not to say that the shelter bombing isn't a tragedy, but it's nowhere near the scale. > killed at least 408 civilians vs > The two bombings killed between 129,000 and 226,000 people Maybe it's a sad state of affairs that 400 civilian deaths isn't that remarkable, but this is the world we live in. More than that died in the Mariupol theatre airstrike, but we don't need to link that from every airplane and munition article. Sorry. I wish this shit was less common too.
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melling 5y ago

Perhaps the information was simply moved? https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amiriyah_shelter_bombing https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amiriyah_shelter_bombing

perihelions 5y ago
It used to cite or transclude it though; the F-117 entry was where I learned about it from.
- formerly_proven 5y ago
  If only Wikipedia had usable revision tools instead of their atrocious CVS clone.
  - emsixteen 5y ago
    It's the editors that are the problem, not the software.
    - fragmede 5y ago
      No, the software's a problem in this case too.
- uuuooobbb 5y ago
  It's linked from the GBU-27 bomb article https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GBU-27_Paveway_III https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GBU-27_Paveway_III
- thrdbndndn 5y ago
  I mean.. OK? It honestly doesn't sound like a fitting content for article [[F-117]] to me. A link when talking about its missile capacity? Sure. But other than that it should go to its own article.
  - enriquto 5y ago
    Why? It seems appropriate content. The F-117 is, by construction and design, a machine for killing people. It is natural to showcase its most "successful" mission.
    - thrdbndndn 5y ago
      Because it already has a standalone article?
      - enriquto 5y ago
        Of course, but this notorious bombing must be mentioned as well, with a link to its main article. Just like the article on the B-29 superfortress [0] mentions and links to the article about the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki [1]. [0] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_B-29_Superfortress https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_B-29_Superfortress [1] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atomic_bombings_of_Hiroshima_and_Nagasaki https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atomic_bombings_of_Hiroshima...
        stickfigure 5y ago
        Not to say that the shelter bombing isn't a tragedy, but it's nowhere near the scale. > killed at least 408 civilians vs > The two bombings killed between 129,000 and 226,000 people Maybe it's a sad state of affairs that 400 civilian deaths isn't that remarkable, but this is the world we live in. More than that died in the Mariupol theatre airstrike, but we don't need to link that from every airplane and munition article. Sorry. I wish this shit was less common too.
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