On 3/29/07, David Gerard dgerard@gmail.com wrote:
On 28/03/07, MacGyverMagic/Mgm macgyvermagic@gmail.com wrote:
He's notable for his academic work. His personal life should be briefly mentioned if at all. "He divorced his wife in a messy court battle" (or however you say that neutrally). The details are not important to an article about him.
If it's something a reader would reasonably expect to be mentioned in an article, because it was a famous incident (even if it's rubbish), then it'll need to be mentioned in the article, because otherwise it'll be readded and readded and readded.
...and that's the substance of NPOV: addressing all significant views on a subject in accordance with their prevalence. Not a significant view? Don't include it. Significant, but not prevalent? Don't give it much space.
If a view has been published only in a small town newspaper, which caters for a local audience, then it's probably not significant, and as such, shouldn't be included. Also remember that when you have only one source on a subject, no matter where it was published, you're going to struggle to fairly address all significant views on the subject by relying on it alone.