Proposal:Verifiability policy considered harmful

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Summary

The verification policy is a pox upon wikipedia which permits POV warriors to use the project as a gladiatorial arena.

Proposal

Replace WP:V with WP:VT (verified truth) because something can be published in a reliable source even if it isn't true.

Motivation

Endless hours wasted trying to save the mid-east peace process on wikipedia.

Key Questions

Is the goal to be a factual, accurate encyclopedia?

Potential Costs

zero

References

Anything on the Palestine portal ought to do.

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Qualifier

I just want to say that there is nothing wrong with verifiability, but not in lieu of truth.

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