Indeed, and in a similar vein, there was the cogent observation that the first person to an article has the greatest opportunity to shape its tone, form and structure.
I completely agree with this observation, and I think it's a major problem with many of the articles taken from the 1911 Encyclopedia Brittanica. See, for example http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Henry_Purcell&direction=next&a... which has not changed significantly in form (barring big headings) since that first hunk of encyclopedia text. I've attempted to remove the most glaring factual errors and POV, however there can be POV simply in the structure of an article. For instance, there is a lot of emphasis placed on Purcell's religious music, despite him being most influential in theatre music and opera. I think a lot of work needs to be done de-POV-ing the old Brittanica articles, and I think more attention needs to be paid to POV inherent in certain structures, as well as in phrases.
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