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		sandworm101 on Feb 10, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Distortion of the history of the Holocaust on Wiki... I'm not directly touching this debate with a 20-foot pole. Wikipedia has issues with its insular editor pool for sure, but this minefield isn't the best vehicle for a public discussion of the issue.

akolbe on Feb 10, 2023 | [–]

As you might imagine, there are plenty of discussions of this paper on Wikipedia itself:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/N...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Reliable_sources/Not...

(The first contains links to others.)

Similar points were raised by Haaretz a few years ago:

https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2019-10-04/ty-article-ma...

honkler on Feb 10, 2023 | [–]

what would happen if you do touch it with a 20-foot pole?

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