Aleksandr, if you are interested in the history of the pillars, you might read the following:
http://www.theatlantic.com/doc/200609/wikipedia
I wrote this article, so if you have further questions contact me. Larry Sanger also wrote an excellent memoir (originally published on Slashdot) that touches on the pillars. See:
http://www.memoryarchive.org/en/The_Origins_of_Wikipedia%2C_2001%2C_by_Larry _Sanger
There are also good accounts of Wikipedia's history on Wikipedia itself, for example, at:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Wikipedia
All the Best, Marshall Poe
On 8/24/06 10:39 PM, "Alphax (Wikipedia email)" alphasigmax@gmail.com wrote:
Александр Сигачёв wrote:
NPOV is non-negotiable. It is one of the "pillars" of Wikipedia. Most policies are just the verbose version of what is already present thanks to the pillars. If a policy is not approved, you can always refer to them.
Why are the "pillars" non-negotiable? Who created the "pillars"? Who approved them?
I need sources to use them in discussion.
http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Foundation_issues
NPOV and Freedom of content are listed here and date back to Nupedia. "Wikipedia is an encyclopedia" has been around since early 2002. "Wikipedia has a code of conduct" and "Wikipedia does not have firm rules" have been established over time (in the last 3 years or so) by the English Wikipedia community as a way of ensuring that the entire thing actually works.