Ray Saintonge wrote:
Viewed separately the Wikipedias in different languages are bound to arrive at different NPOVs that are each strongly rooted in distinct cultural values. A language with a small concentrated geographical territory is more likely to achieve a satisfactory NPOV, without the complicated arguments that may be encountered with a widely dispersed language like English. This broad range of neutralities helps keep things dynami
I'd say the opposite, unless we redefine "neutral" in some relativistic way. IMO, it is far more likely that the English article, due to having participants from multiple viewpoints, will be neutral on any given topic than that in a language without a very diverse speaker population. For example, which do you think is more likely to cover the Bosnian war neutrally: the English-language Wikipedia, or the Serbian-language Wikipedia? The English Wikipedia has Serbs, Bosniaks, Croats, and many neutral people; the Serb Wikipedia does not benefit from nearly the same diverse population.
-Mark