Indeed, and in a similar vein, there was the cogent
observation that
the first person to an article has the greatest opportunity to shape
its tone, form and structure.
I completely agree with this observation, and I think it's a major problem
with many of the articles taken from the 1911 Encyclopedia Brittanica. See,
for example
http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Henry_Purcell&direction=next&…
which has not changed significantly in form (barring big headings) since
that first hunk of encyclopedia text. I've attempted to remove the most
glaring factual errors and POV, however there can be POV simply in the
structure of an article. For instance, there is a lot of emphasis placed on
Purcell's religious music, despite him being most influential in theatre
music and opera. I think a lot of work needs to be done de-POV-ing the old
Brittanica articles, and I think more attention needs to be paid to POV
inherent in certain structures, as well as in phrases.
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