Talk:Historiography of India

Removed quotes

The following quotes fail to meet notability standards. See WQ:Wikiquote. --MonstrumVenandi (talk) 23:37, 10 May 2022 (UTC)

Mass deletions

The page does contain quotable quotes by the likes of R.C. Majumdar, and many quotes that are quoted in secondary sources which proves that they have quotability.

There is no reason for mass deletions. IF you believe some quotes should be trimmed you could also add the cleanup template.

This is also an academic topic, so there can also be some quotes that are by academics.

The quotes is also quoted by a secondary source. These are generally assumed to be quotable, as it proves that another published source has judged them to be quotable.DanielTom once said something to the effect that that would be a good benchmark to decide on quotability. The majority of quotes I added to theme articles are quotes that are quoted by somebody (X quoted by Y), although I have not always marked this, partly because another editor was against this practice of adding this bit of information. On wikiquote these are usually considered to be good enough to be quoted.

Also "pov" is not a reason for deletions, if an editor believes there is a bias, then different quotes should be added to balance the article, not quotes removed which could be censorship.

Wikiquote is not censored.

Removing quotes based on your perceived bias ("pov concerns"), because you don't like the alleged pov or opinion of quotes, is not ok. The deleted quotes also have a wide variety of opinions and are not just about one topic or pov. The first step to solve bias in wikiquote is to add quotes with differing pov's, not to mass delete quotes.

See this comment:

I put the quotes back, because they were properly sourced. If one is worried about imbalance, then one can add more positive and flattering quotes to balance it back out. Removing quotes because they may be seen as unflattering to a subject by some is considered to be POV whitewashing and goes against the impartial spirit of Wikiquote. Remember, the inclusion of a quote does not necessarily mean the endorsement of its content by Wikiquote. Regards, Illegitimate Barrister 22:09, 27 May 2015 (UTC)

Or see this note on Burning Library's userpage :

The name "BurningLibrary" is a reference to a growing pessimism on my part that we may be headed towards a dystopian age of censorship and disinformation. I am gravely concerned that if we lose the ability to communicate freely with each other, we lose the only chance we have. Of course, one hopes that there is a way to avoid this outcome. User:BurningLibrary

And another admin has said that if a subject is notable and has made notable quotes relevant to a particular page, we have no limitation to the number of quotes by that subject that can be included in this compendium. ᘙ (talk) 19:30, 10 July 2024 (UTC)

Consider the following: "Ideological commitment, or at least a predisposition towards the Left having become a necessary qualification for appointments, for prominence, the entire discipline came to shut its eyes to a pile of evidence on a whole range of issues." -- this is incredibly dull. I could go on. Ficaia (talk) 06:05, 11 July 2024 (UTC)