Wikipedia page for man who fought in Nazi unit honoured in Parliament could be deleted
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The Wikipedia page created for the man honoured in the House of Commons who was later revealed to be linked to the Nazis may be deleted.
Speaker Anthony Rota invited 98-year-old Yaroslav Hunka last Friday to attend an address by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. MPs clapped after being told by Rota that Hunka was a Ukrainian and Canadian war hero who fought the Soviet Union during the Second World War.
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Rota said he was responsible for the invite and quickly apologized. He resigned days later as Speaker.
On Wednesday, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau apologized on behalf of Parliament.
Following the controversial honour, a Wikipedia entry was created to document Hunka’s association with the Nazis and the political fallout.
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But one user of the web-based encyclopedia has tagged the article to be “considered for deletion in accordance with Wikipedia’s deletion policy,” in an effort to possibly scrub the incident from the internet.
However, for an entry to remain on the site, one of the criteria it must meet is that it is notable and relevant.
When an article is tagged for possible deletion, Wikipedia users do not vote on whether to keep it or not. Instead, users make arguments for or against the entry.
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Many users suggested to keep the article.
“Removing this summary from Wikipedia will remove one of the most detailed summaries about this Nazi from the internet, which will aid conspiracy theorists and the like,” one person wrote.
Another pointed to the international news coverage and Poland seeking his extradition as a war criminal.
“While the subject may not have been very notable on his own for his actions during the war, the politization of him in recent times has definitely made him notable enough to keep,” argued another user.
Others suggested the article should be renamed to the specific incident in Parliament, arguing Hunka is not a notable public figure himself.
Most users who would like to see the article removed cited the individual is only notable for one event and, according to Wikipedia, the entry should be written about that event and not the person.
As of now, the entry has an added protection, which allows edits only by users with at least 30 days tenure and at least 500 edits.
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