Jimmy (Jimbo) Wales wrote:
Today's featured article is a delightful read, but strikes me as terribly one-sided. The adjectives applied to Yeltsin in this conflict are consistently negative, and the advjectives applied to his opponents are consistently positive. The reality is much more complex.
It is unusual for a featured article to be so problematic.
As commented elsewhere, much of this article was written by 172, and the bulk of it quite recent. I also enjoyed the read.
However NPOV a writer might consider themselves, I do not think one can shoot the messenger.
My guess is the problem is the approval phase of a featured article, something I know nothing about, but I would suggest that any proposed featured article be checked to see if there has been cosmopolitan input.
I am aware of 172's writing style, having come across his contributions to Zimbabwe-related pages.
I personally value his style as keeping pages that are easy candidates for POV editing clear of mud-slinging, and suitably encyclopedic.
Cheers, Andy - aka [[User:Wikiwizzy]]