[WikiEN-l] Challenge: explain NPOV in a sentence.

[Dabljuh]

On Wed, 9 Aug 2006 13:55:51 -0400
jayjg <jayjg99 at gmail.com> wrote:
> That's exactly what every crackpot who has discovered "The TRUTH"
> insists; they have the real facts, and all the reliable sources,
> scientific studies, and peer reviewed articles in the world are simply
> the work of "ignorant idiots".  And that's exactly the viewpoint that
> got you banned from Wikipedia; you didn't care what the policies said,
> or what reliable sources said, because you knew "The TRUTH", and
> everyone else was simply ignorant.
> 
> Jay.

Er, yeah. 

Read again:

>> Give WP:NPOV a "facts override" clause. That is,
>> if something is a simple and verifiable fact, npov is
>> not meant to relativate it when a majority of people
>> are misinformed or simply don't like the information.

I said verifiable (which also implies reliable sources)

So you're saying... WP's priority is to be neutral rather
than factual? Are you... Hmm... I see, that explains a couple
of things.