Talk:History policy of the Law and Justice party

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The following is an archived discussion of the DYK nomination of the article below. Please do not modify this page. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as this nomination's talk page, the article's talk page or Wikipedia talk:Did you know), unless there is consensus to re-open the discussion at this page. No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was: rejected by Amkgp (talk) 10:01, 3 December 2020 (UTC)

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• ... that the historical policy of the Polish ruling party has been described as "a pumped-up martyr complex focused on conspiracy theories"? Source: "Poland has always been invested in the idea that its role and suffering in world history has been underestimated, and PiS’s version of that history — a pumped-up martyr complex focused on conspiracy theories — has found an audience." https://www.calvertjournal.com/articles/show/8066/curating-a-nation-controversy-gdansk-ww2-museum
  • ALT1:... that the 1941 Jedwabne pogrom, in which hundreds of Jews were murdered by Poles, is viewed by the Polish ruling party as an attack on Polishness and Polish identity? Source: "According to the politicians, historians, and journalists representing PiS’s ideological position, Jedwabne and other events that cast a negative light on Polish national identity must be revisited and retold for both Poles and the West. In their eyes, Jedwabne is a key sign of ‘all the lies voiced against the Polish nation,’ and is understood as the ‘central attack’ on Polishness, Polish values and traditions, and Polish identity (understood in an ethnic sense)" 10.1080/23256249.2017.1376793

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Created by Buidhe (talk). Self-nominated at 00:05, 20 October 2020 (UTC).

• Not yet. Needs work. At the moment it looks like WP:SYNTH. From the article it is unclear that the "historical policy" does officially exist (it does), rather than a collection of factoids that demonstrate a biased presentation of country's history, not uncommon in many countries. For example I would love to see an article about revisionism, often really idiotic, of the History of Ukraine since 2010s. Staszek Lem (talk) 05:08, 20 October 2020 (UTC)

• It could use improvement but it is a valid topic and meets DYK requirements. Żuk's, Hackmann's, and Michlic's articles, published in academic journals, unambiguously state that the historical policy exists. Please feel free to expand or improve the article; I don't own it. (t · c) buidhe 05:44, 20 October 2020 (UTC)
  • Żuk's unambiguously state that the historical policy exists --The article also says "Polish Law and Justice party has developed a "historical policy". -- If it exists, the article must show how it is stated by the Party as a party policy, otherwise this is dismissible as an opinionated cherry-picked bullshit by the liberals and enemies of the Polish state. Staszek Lem (talk) 10:11, 20 October 2020 (UTC)
    • Zuk quotes from the PiS party programs, for instance:

      The lack of any coherent “textbook” policy prevents the formation of a common consciousness of students and, at the same time, leads to the transmission of scandalous content, for example, communist crimes and the scale of German crimes in World War II are relativized. These measures use education to deconstruct our identity. […] The attack on tradition and the associated national consciousness is ostentatious in the cultural sphere. The preference for creativity that is detrimental to Polish values is clear. Leftist periodicals are supported; various types of state-funded cultural transmission attack patriotism and national values.

      Hackmann states:

      Since 2015, the right-wing Polish government has attempted to closely control those institutions that are regarded as crucial for shaping the national remembrance in order to implement a mnemonic policy with the aim of promoting patriotism and defending a positive image of the ethno-linguistically defined Polish nation abroad.

      (t · c) buidhe 16:46, 20 October 2020 (UTC)

My review: date, size, refs, are good. Notability and neutrality - likely ok, but this is a touchy topic and I am not sure if the ALT1 about Jedwabne is neutral. Anyway, a techical issue - this needs to have lead cut to size (I don't suggest removing content, just moving it to the article's main body). --_{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here} 06:53, 20 October 2020 (UTC)

"Jedwabne Pogrom... is viewed as an attack on Polishness" -- the author really has problems with logic. I hate editing political articles, but I have to note that the colleague seems to raise his struggle with Polish neoconservatism in Wikipedia to nonencyclopedic levels. Staszek Lem (talk) 10:21, 20 October 2020 (UTC)

The author is stating that the conclusion that Poles were responsible for Jedwabne is an attack on Polishness, at least according to PiS. These historical facts are inconvenient, hence the claim (not supported by the available evidence) that Poles were not responsible... (t · c) buidhe 16:46, 20 October 2020 (UTC)

I know well what was and is with Jedwabne. I am saying that logic in your writing sucks, and you still do not see this. Please somebody else explain them or somebody explain me how a pogrom may be seen as an attack on Polishness. Staszek Lem (talk) 23:11, 20 October 2020 (UTC)

Also, I am afraid the article is not stable. Both me and Staszek raised neutrality concerns, that Buidhe has promptly reverted: [1], [2]. There is ongoing discussion on talk. Setting aside a quickly decline AfD by a user blocked as sock, I am increasingly convinced this likely fails the stability and neutrality criteria for the main page. --_{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here} 06:55, 21 October 2020 (UTC)

• The neutrality concerns were all about one sentence, which I supported with a quote on talk page. I am always ready to consider if another wording may be best, but it is not appropriate to tag an entire article for neutrality based on one sentence. Also, Piotrus used failed verification tags without actually trying to verify the content in the cited source. Since the article was just created it has undergone edits in the last few days but not beyond what is expected for a dyk article. (t · c) buidhe 16:03, 21 October 2020 (UTC)

The article seems to be based on politically engaged polemics that are blatantly false in certain parts. For example the statement: According to this narrative, Poles were exclusively victims and heroes during World War II and the Communist era is absurd as PiS is waging at least two campaigns to shame and deprive of memory any Pole who in their view "collaborated with Communism" [3]Kiszczak i Jaruzelski to byli zdrajcy narodu:Kiszczack and Jaruzelski were traitors to the nation or wszyscy komunistyczni kolaboranci, którzy uczestniczyli w prześladowaniach Polaków i sprawowali władzę w imieniu Moskwy, powinni być przeniesieni z cmentarzy, które dzisiaj są narodowymi nekropoliami all communist collaborators who took part in repressions against Poles and waged power in the name of Moscow should be removed from cemeteries that are today national necropolises. So yeah, the claim that PiS sees Poles only as heroes is easily verified as false.--MyMoloboaccount (talk) 19:43, 22 October 2020 (UTC)

• I don't think this is an accurate representation. As the statement you quote indicates, any Poles who do not behave the way they are supposed to are not "real Poles". This division has been noticed in research:

Epithets which divided Poles in two groups and indicated on bad intentions of political opponents became a part of newspeak of Polish rightist spectrum. Here it is possible to identify a division into “real Poles” with reference to followers of “right”and “false” Poles with reference to the rest as well as [insults such as] “lemmings” with reference to voters of PO and left wing,“communists”, “thieves” etc. [and suggesting that not only Donald Tusk but entire population groups such as Kashubians or Silesians are German]

— Modrzejewsk, Arkadiusz (2017). "Catholic and Nationalist Populism in the Current Poland". Perspective politice. Scoala Nationala de Studii Politice si Administrative. ISSN 1841-6098.

• Hence why, as Sadurski put it, "the [2018] law clearly resonates with a nationalistic government rhetoric, under which Polish history is comprised exclusively of heroic acts and undeserved victimhood, and never of criminal deeds." If they're responsible for "criminal deeds" one can conclude that they are not really a Pole but a communist puppet, etc. Hackmann notes that in the Ulma museum, "the policeman who presumably gave the hint to the hidden Jews, is questioned to be a Pole, because he was Greek Catholic".
• You state that these peer reviewed papers are all "politically engaged polemics" but they are actually research papers published in respected journals such as Journal of Genocide Research and Dapim: Studies on the Holocaust. I think that the editorial boards of these journals should count for more than one wikieditor's opinion. (t · c) buidhe 21:12, 22 October 2020 (UTC)

If they're responsible for "criminal deeds" one can conclude that they are not really a Pole but a communist puppet Please read on WP:OR and WP:SYNTH. You are wandering of to creating your own personal theories. Wikipedia is not the place for this.--MyMoloboaccount (talk) 21:20, 22 October 2020 (UTC)

The sentence you are complaining about has been rewritten. Are there any further complaints based on concrete issues, or is this a case of IDONTLIKEIT? (t · c) buidhe 22:49, 22 October 2020 (UTC)

The article is fine. All I see is people who ignore reliable sources, and want to push content from PiS's website onto Wikipedia. I opened a RfC to settle it: Talk:Historical policy of the Law and Justice party#Request for comment: PiS program from its website as first section. Kasha lover (talk) 05:41, 24 October 2020 (UTC)

An obvious sockpuppet. Staszek Lem (talk) 17:16, 25 October 2020 (UTC)

• Any updates on this? Narutolovehinata5 ^tccsdnew 06:31, 25 November 2020 (UTC)
• There has been no meaningful progress since October, and Buidhe has been unable to respond to concerns in spite of activity elsewhere, as well as talk page notifications. Given the remaining article issues, this nomination is now marked for closure. Narutolovehinata5 ^tccsdnew 02:47, 1 December 2020 (UTC)

Title

I suggest moving this to Historical policy of the Law and Justice party as it isn't clear what is is about until you click through. Peacemaker67 (click to talk to me) 03:42, 20 October 2020 (UTC)

Thanks! Peacemaker67 (click to talk to me) 04:18, 20 October 2020 (UTC)

It's a bit of a technocality, but PiS (Law and Justice) is not a monolith, and the Polish government has been a coalition of PiS and some smaller offshots. See Second Cabinet of Mateusz Morawiecki for example. So are we really takking about "Historical policy of the Law and Justice party" or "Historical policy of the Law and Justice party and its allies", said allies being United Poland and Agreement (political party), for example? --_{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here} 06:44, 22 October 2020 (UTC)

That's a reasonable point but all the sources refer to PiS specifically, not any of the other parties. (t · c) buidhe 07:11, 22 October 2020 (UTC)

Lead rewrite needed

Per WP:LEAD, lead should not contain new content not present in the body, and should be of adequate size. This lead contains a lot of unique claims, and forms a third of the current article size. Simple solution is to expand the article by moving parts of the lead into the body, some of it can be duplicated per WP:SUMMARYSTYLE of course. --_{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here} 06:51, 20 October 2020 (UTC)

Neutrality tag

The article is sourced exclusively to critics of the current conservative govt and the overall tone is deeply negative. Staszek Lem (talk) 10:25, 20 October 2020 (UTC)

According to this narrative, Poles were exclusively victims and heroes during World War II and the Communist era, -- This kind of wild exaggerrations are good for polemic articles, but not for encyclopedia. I am not touching the touchy WWII subject, but come on... only heroes during Communist Era? That's bullsitting. Open the freaking textbooks. Staszek Lem (talk) 10:25, 20 October 2020 (UTC)

P.S. I am not returning to this article (because I am not going to play "devil's advocate", because I disagree with recent polish politics myself), so don't ping me. Staszek Lem (talk) 10:28, 20 October 2020 (UTC)

I pretty much agree with Staszek on all counts. I am not very interested in defending the current Polish government, but the article is hardly neutral. --_{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here} 06:14, 21 October 2020 (UTC)

• The statement is supported by sources, for example Sadurski writes, "the [2018] law clearly resonates with a nationalistic government rhetoric, under which Polish history is comprised exclusively of heroic acts and undeserved victimhood, and never of criminal deeds." If it is just one sentence that is objected to, then applying neutrality tag to the entire article is inappropriate; I've removed it. (t · c) buidhe 15:53, 20 October 2020 (UTC)

  No one doubts that many Poles were victims and/or heroes, but what differentiates this from a more balanced view of history is that the party rejects any more nuanced views (t · c) buidhe 06:17, 21 October 2020 (UTC)

  But this is just one side of the story, that of its critics. We should make sure to present views of both sides. --_{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here} 04:26, 22 October 2020 (UTC)

• What reliable sources discuss this historical policy from a pro- perspective? (I could not find any in English). And how much weight do they have? Davies usually fits into the conservative camp but he is against this. (t · c) buidhe 05:47, 22 October 2020 (UTC)
  • Let's try this. Which reliable sources discuss this policy from any perspective? In-depth, not just mentioning it in passing? --_{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here} 07:39, 22 October 2020 (UTC)
    • It is the major topic in Michlic's, Zuk's, and Hackmann's peer-reviewed papers. The plwiki has an article on this at pl:pedagogika wstydu. But, I do not think that is a great article title because it is a propaganda term. (t · c) buidhe 07:46, 22 October 2020 (UTC)
      • I agree the Polish term, while related, is not about the same topic. But hmmm. What is historical policy? That generic phrase needs a redirect or a stub, to start with. This suggests that in addition so some neutrality issues, we may be dealing with OR-ish definition of the topic scope. And since you mentioned Zuk: [4]. --_{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here} 09:57, 22 October 2020 (UTC)

        Thanks for the link. I have added some info to the article based on it. I think that the scope is pretty clear, and the article title could be considered a descriptive title (WP:NDESC). What is unclear about it to you? (t · c) buidhe 18:21, 22 October 2020 (UTC)

WP:SYNTH

I removed two sections because to connection is provided with "histotical policy" nor with the L&J party. In particular the Holocaust stuff started well before L&J, heck, before even Polish re-independence. Staszek Lem (talk) 20:48, 22 October 2020 (UTC)

Buidhe, please do not revert without discussion. This is a sensitive subject. Staszek Lem (talk) 21:19, 22 October 2020 (UTC)

There is plenty of research in Poland of what you call "disgrace", especially which is related to Communist era. The narrative of this article is based on ample overgeneralizations. Yes, there are several topics which are being shut, but there are plenty of villains in Polsih history nobody attempts to cover up. Staszek Lem (talk) 21:23, 22 October 2020 (UTC)

I agree with Staszek Lem here, the article seems like a mix of completely unrelated texts attacking PiS completely unrelated to any actual historical policy the party might or might not pursue.--MyMoloboaccount (talk) 21:49, 22 October 2020 (UTC)

The only article I could find on ""Historical policy of the Law and Justice party" is on a Russian propaganda portal

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There's virtually zero other sources. Is this in any way relevant to Wikipedia? The article seems to be mix of statements and unrelated events thrown into one WP:SYNTH. I really think this has no merit, and probably should be deleted. --MyMoloboaccount (talk) 21:25, 22 October 2020 (UTC)

MyMoloboaccount, Please open AfD if you believe it is not notable. I have already quoted ample sources on the article and in various other places which show that scholars analyze it as a coherent overall topic. (t · c) buidhe 21:51, 22 October 2020 (UTC)

I have removed falsification of a source!

"The Law and Justice party rejects researchers' conclusion that Poles were responsible for the 1941 Jedwabne pogrom in which hundreds of Jews were murdered, attributing it exclusively to Germans.[1]" This is sourced to At the Crossroads’: Jedwabne and Polish Historiography of the Holocaust

It says absolutely nothing like what the Wikipedia article claims. It does not say that Law and Justice "attributes Jedwabne pogrom exclusively to Germans"

According to Michilic the "two historical narratives" of PiS are 1) emphasizing the suffering of Poles and 2) emphasizing the rescue of Jews by Poles. One can disagree with these narratives, one can disagree with Michilic's characterization of these policies etc., but there is nothing in here at all that says that Law and Justice "attributes the pogrom exclusively to Germans"

That is pure fabrication by the Wikipedia editor who inserted that text.

And I WILL report this.--MyMoloboaccount (talk) 22:07, 22 October 2020 (UTC)

Actually Michlic states:

According to the politicians, historians, and journalists representing PiS’s ideological position, Jedwabne and other events that cast a negative light on Polish national identity must be revisited and retold for both Poles and the West. In their eyes, Jedwabne is a key sign of ‘all the lies voiced against the Polish nation,’ and is understood as the ‘central attack’ on Polishness, Polish values and traditions, and Polish identity (understood in an ethnic sense)... According to PiS’s historical policy, two major historical narratives defined as ‘true and patriotic’ are utilized to oppose Gross and Anna Bikont’s accounts of the Jedwabne pogrom and its long aftermath, as well as other dark aspects of Polish–Jewish relations during and after the Holocaust.

(t · c) buidhe 22:10, 22 October 2020 (UTC)

It states nothing of the sort of the claim that was inserted, mainly that:The Law and Justice party rejects researchers' conclusion that Poles were responsible for the 1941 Jedwabne pogrom in which hundreds of Jews were murdered, attributing it exclusively to Germans.--MyMoloboaccount (talk) 22:14, 22 October 2020 (UTC)

I am not sure how else it could be interpreted to call Jedwabne a "lie", or an "opinion",[6] (since the fact that Jews were killed is not usually denied). Other Polish historians call this a form of historical denial which has now become mainstream[7]. Nevertheless, I have revised the caption to more closely follow sources. (t · c) buidhe 22:38, 22 October 2020 (UTC)

Tags

Please do not remove tags until issues are resolved. Please do not revert withjout discussion in talk page. Staszek Lem (talk) 23:12, 23 October 2020 (UTC)

I removed the piece which does not show connection to "historical policy" Please do not restore without providing this connection in the text. Staszek Lem (talk) 23:12, 23 October 2020 (UTC)

P.S. in your edity summary you wrote "Add analysis if you like, but don't remove content". No, I am not going to add any analysis. It is your claim of relevance, you have to prove it, not me. Staszek Lem (talk) 23:17, 23 October 2020 (UTC)

:Relevance" tags

Every paragraph must explicitly provide information that this is part of "historical policy" not just a collection of conservative factoids. Staszek Lem (talk) 23:22, 23 October 2020 (UTC)

I don't know what you mean? All aspects covered in this article (including those that you removed) are part of the topic according to reliable sources. Therefore, they are relevant and belong in the article. (t · c) buidhe 00:24, 24 October 2020 (UTC)

If sourcfes say they are part of the policy, then you have to say this in our article too. I am releating countless times: without such explicit statements the article looks like a random collection of events in Poland , i.e., WP:SYNTH / WP:COATRACK. YOu are deep in the subject and do not see it. An indepentent observer like me sees this right away.Staszek Lem (talk) 00:30, 24 October 2020 (UTC)

Here I am giving you an example how to introduce the relevance into the article. The rest is yours. Staszek Lem (talk) 00:57, 24 October 2020 (UTC)

Spurious, obviously relevant. Kasha lover (talk) 05:29, 24 October 2020 (UTC)

Actual historical policy of PiS, from its program

POLITYKA HISTORYCZNA [8]

Prawo i Sprawiedliwość od końca 2015 realizuje świadomą politykę historyczną obejmującą wiele konkretnych zadań i programów. Polityka ta wymaga w dalszych latach systemowej kontynuacji i rozwoju. Jej podstawowe założenia obejmują: obowiązek realnego mecenatu państwa nad kulturą i dziedzictwem narodowym; dbałość o instytucjonalizację pamięci; ochronę zabytków i polskie dziedzictwo zagranicą oraz dziedzictwo utracone; właściwe upamiętnianie ważnych dla Polski rocznic i postaci; aktywną politykę audiowizualną i medialną oraz aktywną politykę edukacyjną w zakresie tożsamości kulturowo-historycznej.

This must be the first section of this article. Staszek Lem (talk) 23:48, 23 October 2020 (UTC)

Since the end of 2015, Law and Justice has been implementing a conscious historical policy that encompasses many concrete tasks and programs. The policy must be systematically continued and developed in the following years. Its basic cornerstones include: the duty of real patronage of the state over culture and national heritage; care for the institutionalization of memory; protection of historical monuments and Polish heritage abroad, as well as the lost heritage; proper commemoration of anniversaries and persons important to Poland; an active audiovisual and media policy and an active educational policy in the field of cultural and historical identity.

Staszek Lem (talk) 00:03, 24 October 2020 (UTC)

By "first section", I assume you mean the lead. I don't think a long quote would be WP:DUE weight in the lead, since it would give undue prominence to what the party says about itself. If you would like to add a body section "Party platform", please go ahead. (t · c) buidhe 00:20, 24 October 2020 (UTC)

No, first section means first section. and I am not talking about quote. I could have copied the quote myself. There must be discussion of it someehere. Staszek Lem (talk) 00:30, 24 October 2020 (UTC)

I will open a RFC to resolve this. Kasha lover (talk) 05:31, 24 October 2020 (UTC)

Cleanup tags

Several cleanup tags have been applied to the article. But I have yet to see:

• Any source that you say is unreliable
• Any content, for which reliable sources do not support a connection to the overall topic (keeping in mind that this is a descriptive title for an overall phenomenon that reliable sources support the existence of, per WP:NDESC)
• Any concrete statement in the article that is claimed to be POV, or reliable sources that have a different opinion of the article topic
• Actual deletion discussion where notability concerns could be decided

As stated in the relevant guideline, "Tags must either be accompanied by a comment on the article's talk page explaining the problem and beginning a discussion on how to fix it". (t · c) buidhe 00:10, 24 October 2020 (UTC)

The discussion is in progress. Colleague, you are too quick on removing tags. Slow down. Staszek Lem (talk) 00:34, 24 October 2020 (UTC)

I removed the notability tag, because I found (and added) the ref which directly indicated at "historical policy" in the program of PiS. I see no tags about source reliability. Staszek Lem (talk) 00:37, 24 October 2020 (UTC)

Neutralityu tag stays because the lede contains directly false statement, namely about "Communist times". This blatantly contradicts the widely publicized decommunization policy in Poland. What is more important, it does not describe the "histgorical policy" from the point of view of supporters, only from the point of view and from the (unfriendly) mouth of opponents. Staszek Lem (talk) 00:39, 24 October 2020 (UTC)

Feel free to provide an alternative wording that is, like this one, supported by reliable sources. Then we could discuss which is best. (t · c) buidhe 01:14, 24 October 2020 (UTC)

I am feeling free to point at the inadequacies of the article. I am not at all going to be the mouthpiece of PiS. But it is as clear as a glass of Wyborowa, that this side is absent from article, hence the tag. Staszek Lem (talk) 01:20, 24 October 2020 (UTC)

P.S. Reliable sources may be sadly mistaken, you know, especially when they have an ax to grind. Staszek Lem (talk) 01:22, 24 October 2020 (UTC)

WP:Verifiability, not "truth" (t · c) buidhe 02:54, 24 October 2020 (UTC)

Reliable sources are reliable. The tags just express dislike of reliable sources and are spurious. Kasha lover (talk) 05:32, 24 October 2020 (UTC)

Request for comment: PiS program from its website as first section

Should the following text, copied from the website of PiS, be inserted to the article as the first section? Text: "Since the end of 2015, Law and Justice has been implementing a conscious historical policy that encompasses many concrete tasks and programs. The policy must be systematically continued and developed in the following years. Its basic cornerstones include: the duty of real patronage of the state over culture and national heritage; care for the institutionalization of memory; protection of historical monuments and Polish heritage abroad, as well as the lost heritage; proper commemoration of anniversaries and persons important to Poland; an active audiovisual and media policy and an active educational policy in the field of cultural and historical identity." Kasha lover (talk) 05:38, 24 October 2020 (UTC) <--- — Kasha lover (talk • contribs) see below wikipedia:Single-purpose_account - GizzyCatBella🍁 06:05, 24 October 2020 (UTC)

• No, Wikipedia is the mirror website of the far-right PiS party. Discussion of PiS's policy needs to be based on reliable third party sources. Kasha lover (talk) 05:39, 24 October 2020 (UTC) <--- — Kasha lover (talk • contribs) has made 23 edits in total, already familiar with RFC and few or no edits outside this topic area. - GizzyCatBella🍁 06:05, 24 October 2020 (UTC)
• Absolutely not the website is not independent of the subject, per WP:RS. Peacemaker67 (click to talk to me) 08:15, 24 October 2020 (UTC)
  • False interpretation of WP:RS policy. An author is an RS about themselves. Another issue it that it is WP:PRIMARY, therefore usually its citing is used only as a support its coverage in secondary sources. Staszek Lem (talk) 17:12, 25 October 2020 (UTC)
• Removed RfC tag as far as I can tell there is no need for an RfC as there is no dispute (t · c) buidhe 09:11, 24 October 2020 (UTC)
• Weird RFC and weird opinions. I did not request to copy the policy here. I requested its coverage.Staszek Lem (talk) 17:12, 25 October 2020 (UTC)

Requested move 25 October 2020

The following is a closed discussion of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. Editors desiring to contest the closing decision should consider a move review after discussing it on the closer's talk page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

The result of the move request was: Not moved: Consensus is that changing the title would significantly change the scope of the article. (non-admin closure)  Bait30  ^{Talk 2 me pls?} 06:49, 4 November 2020 (UTC)

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Historical policy of the Law and Justice party → Historical politics in Poland – This is not simply a policy of a single party, although it is the ruling one today. This is the whole conservative trend in Poland for quite some time. Institute of National Remembrance was established well before Duda came to power. Staszek Lem (talk) 19:31, 25 October 2020 (UTC). Staszek Lem (talk) 19:31, 25 October 2020 (UTC)

• Comment All of the sources currently cited specifically discuss the policies of this particular political party, which does meet GNG and is an encyclopedically valid topic. Oppose the proposed name, as it is ambiguous with Political history of Poland (see Political history). I would not oppose a merge into a broader article such as "Politics of history in Poland", but it would have to go along with expansion of other aspects of that broader topic. (t · c) buidhe 23:47, 25 October 2020 (UTC)
  • Actually no. In particular the idea to put an end of "pedagogy of shame" ("pedagogika wstydu") was before Duda. "Ambiguous" is not an argument, but I would not object to Politics of history in Poland. Staszek Lem (talk) 23:54, 25 October 2020 (UTC)

    Where did I say that Duda invented these ideas? Law and Justice was also in power in the mid-2000s and they applied similar policies then. (t · c) buidhe 00:51, 26 October 2020 (UTC)

• Support This is correct, here is a brief article by historian critical of PiS describing elements of political history before the party was elected to power[9]. — Preceding unsigned comment added by MyMoloboaccount (talk • contribs) 00:27, 26 October 2020 (UTC)
  • No one said that they invented the concept of politicizing history. Actually the article you cite supports the notability of the current article subject because it is almost entirely devoted to post-2015 policies applied by PiS. (t · c) buidhe 00:55, 26 October 2020 (UTC)

the concept of politicizing history. I am talking about historical policy, not about politicizing history though.--MyMoloboaccount (talk) 01:00, 26 October 2020 (UTC)

• Oppose, sources are about the policy of PiS, which predates Duda, [[Jarosław Kaczyński] calls the shots. Kasha lover (talk) 03:48, 26 October 2020 (UTC)
• Oppose this is about a policy of the specific party, not "historical politics in Poland". Peacemaker67 (click to talk to me) 08:22, 26 October 2020 (UTC)
• Oppose. There's enough material for a separate article on the Politics of memory in Poland, from which we can link here. François Robere (talk) 14:20, 26 October 2020 (UTC)
• Oppose, the xenophobia of Law and Justice is a separate topic from Poland as a whole.--Astral Leap (talk) 09:59, 28 October 2020 (UTC) strike sock
• Comment. Hmmm. This article would need to be expanded to fit the proposed new name first. --_{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here} 11:30, 28 October 2020 (UTC)

References

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The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

Transcript of extensive debate between scholars, activists, historians and journalists with Polish President on Strategy for Historical Policy in Poland

[10] --MyMoloboaccount (talk) 01:02, 26 October 2020 (UTC)

Jo Harper

There is consensus for inclusion by User:François Robere and I. It was removed by Volunteer Marek who blurted out posterior anatomy terminlogy along with a claim this isn't in the source. I factchecked this edit summary, and I rate it pants on fire. The content in the article is:

Jo Harper wrote that "the PiS agenda has been clear: Poland will stand up for itself, will look at and raise arguments about things that affected Poles, but will defend against any criticism of Poles in relation to (Polish) Jews, Ukrainians, and other minorities... A central collective theme in this version of the national narrative—one that PiS attempts to exploit—is again of a morally clean nation that witnessed horror but was not an active collaborator in it. There persists a large rump in Polish society, and a series of raw cleavages, both defined by attachment... to the historical narrative of cleanliness. It is precisely along these cleavages and to (and for) this rump that PiS seeks to function, obliging waverers to choose between a patriotic party (PiS) and, by implication, a nonpatriotic one (PO)."

This direct quotation (with ... omissions) is in the source at page 29:

The PiS agenda has been clear: Poland will stand up for itself, will look at and raise arguments about things that affected Poles, but will defend against any criticism of Poles in relation to (Polish) Jews, Ukrainians, and other minorities in interwar Poland both during and after the war. A central collective theme in this version of the national narrative—one that PiS attempts to exploit—is again of a morally clean nation that witnessed horror but was not an active collaborator in it. There persists a large rump in Polish society, and a series of raw cleavages, both defined by attachment—among other things—to the historical narrative of cleanliness. It is precisely along these cleavages and to (and for) this rump that PiS seeks to function, obliging waverers to choose between a patriotic party (PiS) and, by implication, a nonpatriotic one (PO).

This pants on fire edit summary is inexplicable.VikingDrummer (talk) 05:44, 8 June 2021 (UTC)sock puppet of banned user-GizzyCatBella🍁 13:58, 11 June 2021 (UTC)

How did you ever find this article brand new account following my edits? Volunteer Marek 05:48, 8 June 2021 (UTC)

::Factchecked, Pants on fire. I edited the article first, reverting the vandalism only indeffed block account Masdafizdo at 06:35 two days ago. You then reverted me at 06:57 with your first ever edit to this article. Or was it your first ever edit? You admit to be running Masdafizdo or another account above.VikingDrummer (talk) 05:54, 8 June 2021 (UTC)sock puppet of banned user-GizzyCatBella🍁 13:58, 11 June 2021 (UTC)

yes, you’re right you edited the article first. Still leaves open the question of how you found this article out of the blue. And you really need to stop making WP:NPAs. Volunteer Marek 12:26, 8 June 2021 (UTC)

VM, why do you say it's not in the source when it is? François Robere (talk) 10:48, 8 June 2021 (UTC)

This [11] is the part that’s not in the source. The Jo Harper quote is but it’s outdated and has nothing to do with any “policy”. Volunteer Marek 12:29, 8 June 2021 (UTC)

It's an analysis of PiS's agenda after its first stint in power (2005-2007). We can move it to #Background along with another source from 2011. François Robere (talk) 12:44, 8 June 2021 (UTC)

@Volunteer Marek: Other than WP:ASPERSIONS and deletions, do you have any constructive commentary? You've had ten days to comment on this in this thread, you've chosen not to, and now you're attacking in an edit summary?[12] FYI, that content was my addition,[13] and you're the one repeating the edits of an indef banned user.[14][15] François Robere (talk) 15:41, 18 June 2021 (UTC)

I haven’t responded because I don’t see a point in responding to comments by Icewhiz socks (which comments have been even struck). I didn’t see your comment but I guess it figures. Anyway, my explanations in the edit summaries are more than adequate so if you wish to address them I can respond then. Volunteer Marek 15:45, 18 June 2021 (UTC)

No, it doesn't "figure", and your summary isn't "adequate". If you're going to PA people at least do them a courtesy of following the discussion, and maybe - just maybe - checking the page history before making such bad-faithed allegations. Now, do you have anything to say on-topic, ie. on putting Jo Harper in the #Background? François Robere (talk) 16:01, 18 June 2021 (UTC)

I didn’t make any PAs and please keep in mind that falsely accusing other editors of making personal attacks is itself a personal attack. As to Jo, I’ve stated my reason - the material is outdated and is not actually about the topic of the article. It’s not about any “policy”. Proposing to put it in “Backgrounds” on the basis of some amorphous IJUSTLIKEIT looks like an attempt to WP:COATRACK the article. Volunteer Marek 16:29, 18 June 2021 (UTC)

So what exactly is this edit summary - other than false, seeing as that text was my addition,[16] and you're the one restoring edits by an indef-banned editor?[17][18]

Harper writes on PiS's "historical discourses" and historiographic "agenda", including specific examples such as Katyn and Jedwabne. Harper herself ties "discourse" with "policy" (pp. 31-32), which suggests to me that this is an integral part of the discussion. François Robere (talk) 16:37, 18 June 2021 (UTC)

You mean the indef banned editor that was trying to Joe-job me? Like I said, this is way outdated and is not even about any “policy”. WP:ONUS is on those who wish to include and currently there’s no such consensus. And Coffman, you’ve never edited this article, you’ve never bothered to comment on talk, so... how did you pop out of nowhere to edit war?— Preceding unsigned comment added by Volunteer Marek (talk • contribs)

Since when do veteran editors like K.e.coffman require your kind approval to edit any topics that they might find interesting? They edit plenty of articles related to fascism, nazism, far-right politics etc., i.e. things that are directly connected with the PiS. Why so hostile then!? I thought only "brand-new accounts" and "Icehwiz/Miacek/Kaiser" socks were forbidden from touching topics you personally own here on Wikipedia?Potugin (talk) 02:41, 19 June 2021 (UTC)

I don’t recall addressing you, nor do I see that you’ve ever edited this article before. You seem to have followed me here for some reason. And you also seem to know a whole lot about esoteric Wikipedia disputes (like account of common names for sock masters in this topic area) for a brand new account. Cuz you a “lurker”, right? Volunteer Marek 04:28, 19 June 2021 (UTC)

Actually it's quite simple. Minor, irrelevant issue really. I checked Francois's edits, because he's a good editor who seems to be facing unjustified hostility these days and I landed here. There is no rule that would disallow me from commenting on disputes. Like here or there. It's not like I'd be following someone to blindly revert them. I'd suggest you kindly stop this "brand new account" talk, I've been registered since February, created some articles and add plenty of kBytes of stuff from time to time. I spotted this Żaryn dispute some weeks ago and now that one of your opponents (but not like all of them who you were subjecting to your outbursts) got banned for one reason or another one would have hoped that folks could move forward and you'd be more co-operative. As you weren't, well, I finally left a comment there. Take it or leave it. I'd just advise you to be more co-operative in the future and stop various insinuations against your perceived opponents. Potugin (talk) 05:14, 19 June 2021 (UTC)

Right. You’re excessively familiar with my editing. You just happen to show up when another brand new... sorry, created in “February”, account just got banned. You follow me to a whole bunch of articles. You follow another editor in this topic area and show up to their talk page. You know the ins and outs of who is who in this topic area. And you happen to edit the same obscure articles as similar accounts. Just drop it man. Volunteer Marek 05:24, 19 June 2021 (UTC)

@Volunteer Marek: Care to stop WP:EDITWARRING and casting WP:ASPERSIONS? There seems to be a consensus for inclusion as a piece of timely, background information. François Robere (talk) 11:01, 19 June 2021 (UTC)

@Volunteer Marek:, please WP:AGF with other editors. It seems to me as if there is a problem with WP:OWNERSHIP here. If this discussion cannot remain civil, we will need an admin involved. Courtesy ping to @K.e.coffman: who has been mentioned above. —Brigade Piron (talk) 11:17, 19 June 2021 (UTC)

You see how a whole bunch of text is struck above? Do you know why? You’re asking me to pretend that I’m stupid and don’t see what’s right front of my face. Volunteer Marek 15:17, 19 June 2021 (UTC)

Thanks for pinging coffman though, I sure would love to hear an explanation of how they came to this article. Volunteer Marek 15:43, 19 June 2021 (UTC)

To be entirely honest, I am struggling to discern the actual substance of this dispute and I am willing to have an open mind as to who, if anyone, is in the right on the substantial issue. This thread is virtually impossible for uninvolved editors to understand, and therefore to help resolve. I am, however, seeing a number of apparently unjustified personal attacks on other editors which can never be justified. Everyone should calm down and try to focus on the content dispute. —Brigade Piron (talk) 20:10, 19 June 2021 (UTC)

That's because it's not a "standalone" dispute, but a longstanding affair with ongoing discussions on three other pages (WP:ANI, Talk:Justice for Uncompensated Survivors Today (JUST) Act of 2017 and Talk:History of the Jews in Dęblin and Irena during World War II). François Robere (talk) 21:28, 19 June 2021 (UTC)

“Ongoing discussion”? You JUST escalated the disagreement at the talk pages of these articles to make it look like “ongoing discussion”. Reality is that you followed me to several articles and edit warred/reverted me and now are trying to pretend that it’s a “longstanding affair” (sic) because... you. Just. Commented. There. That’s not a “longstanding affair”. That’s just you stalking my edits and then trying to rationalize it ex-post. Volunteer Marek 21:51, 19 June 2021 (UTC)

I mean, ffs, I *just* thanked another user and complimented them on the good job they’ve done on trying to resolve disagreements [19] on the Deblin and Irene article, only to have you jump in, pour gasoline on the fire there [20] and then come here and claim that this is part of some series of disputes. Uh, yeah, it is, if you’re following my edits around and trying to escalate every disagreement. But that’s on you, and whatever brand new accounts show up to support it. Not me. Volunteer Marek 21:56, 19 June 2021 (UTC)

I fear none of this is helpful. I have asked an admin to take a look at this dispute. Again, I emphasise that this bickering is almost impossible for uninvolved users to understand. —Brigade Piron (talk) 11:02, 20 June 2021 (UTC)

There isn't much to understand. A now banned sock puppet of a globally banned user jumped in to revert me and started this section with personal attacks on me. Then Francois Robere jumped in to defend the sock. Then when the sock got banned another new account showed up immediately after, as well as another editor who has never edited this article before and who still yet has to explain how he came here. It sure is sketchy af. But there's nothing complicated or hard to understand about it. Another day on Wikipedia. Same ol' same ol'. Volunteer Marek 18:43, 20 June 2021 (UTC)

Except that I was here before you arrived, and you reverted one blocked editor to another?[21] François Robere (talk) 20:26, 20 June 2021 (UTC)

Elisabeth Zerofsky

Opinion of Elisabeth Zerofsky starts the article. She may be quoted inside but not to summarise. Jerzy124 (talk) 12:07, 23 November 2024 (UTC)

Crimes comparable to the Holocaust

The word "comparable" has many meanings. The Holocaust was radical extermination of the Jews, there was no such German policy toward the Poles, so the word makes the party crazy. But the Germans killed about 3 million Polish Jews and 2 million Polish Christians, so the crime was very big, incomparable to German crimes in Western Europe. Jerzy124 (talk) 12:21, 23 November 2024 (UTC)

The paper by Zuk

This article quotes radical comments to the paper by Zuk but later quotes the paper without mentioning its errors. Jerzy124 (talk) 12:55, 23 November 2024 (UTC)

Polish nationalists

Who are "Polish nationalists"? In Polish "nationalists" are radical, mostly "Konfederacja" symphatisers, who criticize the PiS. Jerzy124 (talk) 14:51, 23 November 2024 (UTC) There is no article "Historical policy of Konfederacja party" to explain the position of PiS between liberals and radicals. This article This article falsely describes the PiS as radical.

Any events

Noone is able to prove "any". Perhaps "many". The phrase is unsourced. Jerzy124 (talk) 16:20, 24 November 2024 (UTC)