[WikiEN-l] The new verifiability policy

[Jon]

No. The most important thing to explain is what it IS not what it ISN'T. Otherwise you don't know what to do, just what not to do.
   
  This is true of explaining anything (and something WP's policies do very poorly).
   
  Jon
  

slimvirgin at gmail.com wrote:
  On 3/2/06, Jon wrote:
> This is succinct, to the point, and absolutely correct. It doesn't need development (keep things simple!).
>
> All you need now is to get rid of the nonsense in the first half of the policy page referring to what the policy isn't, and stick to saying clearly what the policy is. At present the first third of the page just tells you WP's not looking for truth!!?!?!?!?!!!
>
But that's arguably the most important part of the policy, Jon. If
people understand that the threshold for inclusion is verifiability,
not truth, then they've grasped the essence of V and NOR.
Unfortunately, lots of people just don't get it, which is why the
point is made right at the top of the page.

Sarah
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