From: "steven l. rubenstein" rubenste@ohiou.edu
Moreover, no one has mentioned "unpopular" content and Sean is just waving a red herring to distract us from a serious problem. In one of my own messages -- here or at the project page -- I pointed out that one use of such a committee is to ensure that the content is being presented in an NPOV way, or to ensure that the sources are properly represented.
This turns out to be a non-trivial matter; I have run into several editors who, whether willfully or otherwise, do not accurately present the material that they are using as a source. Specifically, they will present a POV, and when challenged for a source, will cite a source. When you actually read the source you find that the information they have entered in the article simply does not match the source they are citing. One would think that this is an easy problem to solve; yet some editors often seem rather insistent on ensuring their POV is heard, regardless of whether or not they have a source that accurately represents it, and are willing to war till the end of time to get their way.
Jay.