Free Azawad! Options

[Mister Die]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Azawad

So a rebel group declares independence and Wikipedia immediately starts treating it as its own ("disputed") country whereas the sensitivities of Mali, which potentially stands to lose like 50% of its territory, is apparently not worth taking into account.

Do they really want Wikipedia being able to influence people on events which have just transpired in the span of... less than 5 hours ago?

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[Mister Die]

Indeed.

This is something responsible encyclopedias, which have to take into account the world around them rather than parent-approved bedtime, would deal with in a far more subtle manner.

If I was crowned Lord Sir Jesus of Wikipedia I'd have an article titled Independent State of Azawad and just give a map of its self-proclaimed territory, some information on its "government," and the status of international opinion (seemingly negative across the world.) Giving it a section on history, for instance, is a no-no, whereas the section on demographics belongs as a part of the Mali article since... it's internationally recognized as a part of Mali and there's no actual sources yet entitled like "A Study of the Demographics of the Independent State of Azawad by (some professors)" or whatever.

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