[WikiEN-l] NPOV facts (was: I like Plautus)

Brian Corr BCorr at NEAction.org
Thu Feb 26 15:31:39 UTC 2004


Just to clarify, I was referring to Lir's post -- I also found it puzzling 
and agree with Ed's assessment of the inherent contradiction:

Lir wrote:
 >In short, Plautus is adding the kind of information
 >which the Wikipedia should contain. I will agree that
 >this information should not be presented as NPOV fact,
 >it most certainly should be presented with an "experts
 >tend to disagree" disclaimer -- however, it should NOT
 >be deleted.

Thanks,
Brian (Bcorr)

Ed Poor wrote:
>Bcorr used this puzzling phrase:
>
>* "NPOV facts"
>
>1. Excuse me, folks, but that is a blatant contradiction in terms. I see
>the terms "POV" and "NPOV" misused quite a lot, and I think this misuse
>betrays a fundamental misunderstanding.




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