Neutral point of view
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Neutral point of view is the editorial policy of Wikipedia not of Wikinfo.
Quotations
- Toby Bartels wrote:
> Eclictology wrote:
>
> >Taking this one step further -- Neutral writing is often viewed by
> >partisans as seriously biased in favour of the opponents.
>
> That's why interpreting NPOV as the middle ground is a big mistake.
Yes! Yes, yes!
I think this is the key innovation of NPOV. NPOV is writing that even partisans can agree to, as opposed to the middle ground that no one can agree to.
- Jimbo (From the Wikien-l Mailing list, August 4, 2003)
- It's like the authoritative voice of documentary broadcasting, its not NPOV, because it is not inclusive, NPOV includes the differing POVs, not silencing POVs that don't agree with majority rule. IMHO NPOV is giving a voice to all POVs, and stating what the controversies may be (sort of like legal writing where dissents and "minority" holdings are equally acknowledged). alex756 (From the Wikien-l Mailing list, August 4, 2003)
