On Monday 05 August 2002 09:54, Poor, Edmund W wrote:
Locking a page is only a temporary solution to an edit
war. It stops the
current battle, of course, but a better long-term solution is to teach
contributors how to write from the NPOV. I'm not saying that this is an
EASY solution, obviously. I myself have struggled mightily to learn how to
write neutrally, and I still fail occasionally on subjects dear to me (such
as Global Warming, which Axel has reverted in flames a few times :-).
I've stepped in from time to time, as in the Eisenhower controversy, trying
to show how information that veers away from the consensus can be included:
usually by summarizing, creating a new article, or demoting content to an
external link.
What do others think about the prospects for educating contributors to the
controversial pages, on how to write from the?
I think it's a good job for a wikipediatrician.
phma