[WikiEN-l] We should not stifle legitimate scientific discussion

[Poor, Edmund W]

Robert wrote: 

>It was proposed that the term "pseudoscience" has no
>validity, and it was clearly implied that this word is
simply a hateful attack, like "kike" or "nigger". 

It's not a question of validity, but of whether Wikipedia 
articles should flatly categorize any particular idea or 
system as "pseudoscience".

My reading of Jimbo's NPOV policy is that the Wikipedia 
should avoid drawing conclusions where there is signifi-
cant disagreement. Thus, I would prefer to see articles 
on, say, chiropractic, say something like:

* "The Western medical establishment dismisses 
  chiropractic as pseudoscience."

This clearly attributes the point of view (or POV) to its 
advocate, leaving Wikipedia neutral on the issue.

Blandly,

Uncle Ed