[WikiEN-l] CSD T1

Jimmy Wales jwales at wikia.com
Tue May 16 20:38:08 UTC 2006


Nick Boalch wrote:
>>> It's been a long-standing tenet of Wikipedia (and, in my view, a 
>>> crucial and necessary one) that contributors should leave their 
>>> political opinions at the door. Accordingly, any actions designed to 
>>> divide the editing community into political factions can be seen as 
>>> unhelpful.
>> Where is this "long-standing tenet" defined? NPOV, for example, depends on
>> different points of view, including political opinions, being given space
>> consistent with their level of support.
> 
> Consistent with their level of support in the world, yes. Consistent with 
> their level of support among the Wikipedia editing community, no. There is 
> a crucial difference.

Gold stars for you.  :)  That is exactly right.



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