Is there an English-language database online - from where I can get information to take part in this project? User:Sarcelles has started or expanded a very large number of articles about Chinese cities, so that most of their content deals with prison and laogai facilities in those cities.
While I don't want to remove legitimate information or act as an apologist for any government or organization, I believe that this level of specificness is misplaced. City articles generally do not contain complete lists of parks, shopping malls, factories, courthouses, police stations, hospitals, schools, or prisons. Specific information about each of the parks, malls etc. In general a city article should be about general information geography, history, etc.
When the cap of specificity is exceeded, then it's pretty clear that the info is being put in with a political bent.
Many of the cities that are being described have long, illustrious histories; interesting and unique local customs; and are hometowns of famous personnages; so a native of such a city being described as nothing but a "place with laogai" is probably not going to be very flattered or amused.
Sarcelles , 16 May UTC [ reply ]. Prisons in China may be a lot less pleasant than prisons in the U. It's not like there aren't any malls, schools, hospitals, courthouses, etc. I mean, you could also say that "schools in China are vehicles of propaganda for the dictatorship", and say that they're more important than American schools. Or that "courthouses in China are representative of a corrupt judicial system", and say that they're more important than American courthouses.
