On Jun 24, 2006, at 7:40 PM, Fastfission wrote:
"Captured"(???) and "Correct"(!!!)? Those aren't good alternatives to "Neutral".
The closest synonyms I can find to "neutral" which really get the same meaning are "evenhanded", "impartial", and "disinterested". Even these are a bit too close to "objective" which is not the same thing as "neutral" at all (you can be objective without being neutral).
Neutral is a great word. Instead of worrying about people misunderstanding the acronym, which should take more time to explain it to them, and try to avoid using acronyms alltogether if possible (they are in-community practices which are opaque and potentially misleading to those who are not used to them -- WP:FU is a great example!).
I think we should replace "neutral point of view" (which is abbreviated to the misunderstood acronym NPOV) to "neutrality" (which, like "verifiability", is easier to understand).