<DIV>I agree with jimbo here, I read some parts of the Kerry article and it appears to me that it does adhere to wiki's policy of NPOV, as it should! :o)</DIV>
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<DIV><BR><B><I>"Jimmy (Jimbo) Wales" <jwales@wikia.com></I></B> wrote:</DIV>
<BLOCKQUOTE class=replbq style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid">It occurs to me that it is entirely possible that a Republican might<BR>praise the article precisely because it is neutral and factual. <BR><BR>It is only natural for honest opponents of Kerry's election to feel<BR>that a factual description of his record, particularly a factual<BR>description that highlights facts that may be relevant but which are<BR>not widely discussed in the soundbite-friendly partisan media, helps<BR>to educate voters who, being honest, will naturally come to better<BR>understand why people oppose Kerry's election.<BR><BR>I am quite sure that many Democratic activists (perhaps the sort who<BR>like to call their political opponents "dumbasses", not naming any<BR>names here) will read our Bush article with similar joy, due to it<BR>naming some facts that these partisans feel are scandalous, but which<BR>Bush supporters may greet with either a yawn or even
admiration.<BR><BR>The test of NPOV is not "does one side really like it?" because that<BR>assumes bad faith, that the only reason someone could like an article<BR>is that it is biased.<BR><BR>The test of NPOV is "do both sides like it?" This is assuming good<BR>faith, i.e. that all sides of any controversial issue are typically<BR>good people who are not "dumbasses" and who have a sincere interest in<BR>a fair presentation of the facts.<BR><BR>--Jimbo<BR>_______________________________________________<BR>WikiEN-l mailing list<BR>WikiEN-l@Wikipedia.org<BR>http://mail.wikipedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikien-l<BR></BLOCKQUOTE><p>
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