[WikiEN-l] Re: Example vs. Original research

Haukur Þorgeirsson haukurth at hi.is
Wed Jul 27 14:29:52 UTC 2005


> Ultimately all of our opinions are just one more point of view, and
> every statement is probabilistic.  The near sphericity of the earth is a
> POV with a very high probability of truth.  If all Wikipedians (and we
> are many) hold that POV than the NPOV will also be in that range as a
> consensus   Why would it be necessary to add that qualification if
> no-one is disputing the shape?

So, your answer to my question: "How many fundamentalists does it take to
make something controversial?" is "One. As long as she's a Wikipedian."

Or am I reading you wrong? :)

Regards,
Haukur




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