[WikiEN-l] WP:NPOV and images (possible policy update)

[geni]

On 8/30/06, Fastfission <fastfission at gmail.com> wrote:
> I don't know. Sometimes expanding upon a policy or making clear how it
> applies in certain cases can be clarifying. I find the current NPOV
> FAQ section to be very helpful in discussing NPOV with people new to
> it.
>
> An alternative approach is to consider policy somewhat analogous to
> case law. Without stating that all decisions are prescriptive towards
> future decisions (I doubt anyone wants to pretend that Wikipedia
> decision-making is anywhere near as pretentious about its universality
> as the US court system pretends to be, though isn't), having a list of
> "here's one issue that was relatively important, and here's how it was
> satisfied to most people's satisfaction" might serve as a way of
> defusing future conflicts.

The problem is that once people think that a decision is going to
result in a president they tend to bring up a load of annoying side
issues.


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geni