On Wed, 12 Feb 2003 17:30:46 -0800 (PST), Bridget [name omitted for privacy reasons] lapollutionestsimauvaise=/E1597aS9LQAvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org wrote:
Is not, "Bewildering Stories, issue 8" enough? Do we need to say, "Not only does Bewildering Stories issue 8 argue that Nightfall is ONE of the greatest, but be assured, by wikipedia and our ardent NPOV, that Nightfall is considered by many to actually be THE greatest science fiction short story EVER.
The words "ever" and "never" are absolutes and should have no place in Wikipedia except in a direct quotoation. After all, best ever also implies that no better story will be written in the future, somthing that we simply do not know. This hyperbole is commonly repeated, however, particularly at the closing ceremonies of the Olympic Games :-( "Best yet" and "best to date" are possible alternatives, although once again "best" is to subjective to use without a particular reference.