From: wikien-l-bounces@Wikipedia.org [mailto:wikien-l-bounces@Wikipedia.org] On Behalf Of Rob
I'm all for questioning authority as much as the next guy, but is any purpose really served by indulging a new editor who wishes to argue about something fundamental like the NPOV policy? It's not going to change, and it's time better spent on, say, an encyclopedia. I usually point people to the Village Pump if they want to topple one of the pillars of Wikipedia on their first day here. Were I in the classroom again I would use the opportunity for an educational discussion (what we'd call a "teachable moment") on whatever the student was objecting to or suggesting. This isn't a classroom, though, it's an encyclopedia.
Heaven forfend that we should link education with the sacred encyclopaedia!
If a new editor doesn't understand NPOV, then why not explain it to them?
Peter (Skyring)