On 13/04/2008, Marc Riddell <michaeldavid86(a)comcast.net> wrote:
on 4/13/08 2:05 PM, David Gerard at dgerard(a)gmail.com
wrote:
> Indeed. Think of "neutral point of
view" as "what the subject looks
> like from 20,000 feet up." We're all on the ground, with our various
> points of view, and trying to work out amongst ourselves what the
> subject does in fact look like from 20,000 feet up. This is of course
> difficult. And it's more of a compass to work towards than an
> achievable goal.
This is an excellent way of describing it, David. In
fact, it should be
included in the policy section on NPOV.
It's how I explain it to media a lot, and they seem to get the idea.
If anyone wants to push to put it into WP:NPOV, please feel free.
- d.