Henry H. Tan-Tenn wrote:
Indeed, that is the struggle on every WP, isn't
it. i.e. Striving for
NPOV, fairness, content-centered open discussions, etc. is on-going on
numerous pages.
Not a single Wikipedia is NPOV. At first, all support the creation of a
free, open encyclopædia. I'm sure there are many other systemic biases
as well.
I recall the Welsh WP (which I rather like) has a
large Welsh flag with
its red dragon prominently and (I imagine) proudly displayed on the main
page. This could be interpreted in NPOV and POV ways. I would not
hazard a guess, but I personally am fine with it. This is related to my
claim that we bring values and experiences to the table which influence
our judgement.
I don't think it is such a terrible disaster if some small language
Wikipedia has NPOV on the frontpage. If the alternative is locking, I
would support the former. If a user comes across the wiki, knowing the
language and seeing that there is a bit of content, he/she may become
enthousiastic and edit the content. However, if it's locked, he/she may
become disappointed at the whole concept of a wiki, discriminating small
languages, and "quod licet Iovi, non licet bovi". The major languages
have wiki's, the small ones have not.
Let small languages be.
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regards,
Gerrit Holl.
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