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The No True Scotsman link is OR

I'd have to agree with Fifty7 here: linking to "No True Scotsman" is inappropriate - because it's original research. "No True Scotsman" is an informal logical fallacy; therefore, if a Wikipedia editor makes the association between "No True Scotsman" and "...those involved in this terrorist act were not true Muslims," the Wikipedia editor is essentially asserting that "Omar Shahin's words are fallacious." Whether or not they actually are fallacious, Wikipedia cannot be the original source of that argument - that's the very definition of OR. If we can find a reliable source that associates "No True Scotsman" with the quote about "not true Muslims," we can mention that fallacy; if such a source doesn't exist, we can't. --209.78.3.114 (talk) 23:12, 31 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Yep, the wiki link is editorializing, and shouldn't be included. PhilKnight (talk) 23:38, 31 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

OK, I hadn't realized that OR="Original Research"; I stand by my assertion that it's not opinion, but if it falls afoul of a different policy, I'll relent. Thank you for your opinions. Sketch051 (talk) 01:58, 1 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

P.S. Have I somehow been blocked from watching this article? Sketch051 (talk) 01:59, 1 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for relenting, and regarding your query, no you are most welcome to continue editing. PhilKnight (talk) 08:37, 1 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Maybe it was just a glitch that it wouldn't stay on my watchlist. It doesn't matter anyway; I was only watching for this issue. Sketch051 (talk) 15:57, 1 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Proposed Merger

Isn't this a specific case of Islamophobia? I understand the reference to Driving While Black. It's very unfortunate that this is going on, but I am uncertain that it merits its own article just because it is actually happening. One might as well ask if we should have a specific "double parking while in New York City" article [1] or an "eating tacos on a bench" article [2] (both of which really did happen to trigger arrests as well.)

When we see an article on a TV show episode, we must determine if the episode itself is notable, because notability is not conferred merely by the overall TV show being notable. Using the same standard, I must ask: Is this notable outside the context of Islamophobia, or is it notable largely because it is Islamophobia? If the latter, we should merge it into Islamophobia. -moritheil^Talk 13:18, 26 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

You are comparing apples and oranges. Different wikiProjects have different criteria of notability. Dzied Bulbash (talk) 01:14, 7 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I'd support a merge to the 'Incidents on aircraft' section. Fences&Windows 03:06, 27 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I agree that this makes more sense as a subsection in the Islamophobia article - Omar —Preceding unsigned comment added by 203.143.159.19 (talk) 02:46, 1 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I would also be happy to support a merge to Islamophobia. Dheppens (talk) 00:26, 7 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose. Islamophobia is a really huge article now. The difference between "eating tacos on a bench" and "flying while Muslim" is the latter is a catch phrase while the former is not. We have quite a few articles about cliches. This one gained certain notoriety. Dzied Bulbash (talk) 01:11, 7 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]
No Merger The Islamophobia is big, adding another page to it will only make it larger, and more difficult to read.--The Navigators (talk)-May British Rail Rest in Peace. 06:29, 8 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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This article should be deleted

This page fails the rules for importance for a wikipedia article. I'm surprised it hasnt been deleted. Ergzay (talk) 20:07, 18 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]