On 3/29/07, David Gerard <dgerard(a)gmail.com> wrote:
On 28/03/07, MacGyverMagic/Mgm
<macgyvermagic(a)gmail.com> wrote:
He's notable for his academic work. His
personal life should be briefly
mentioned if at all. "He divorced his wife in a messy court battle" (or
however you say that neutrally). The details are not important to an article
about him.
If it's something a reader would reasonably expect to be mentioned in
an article, because it was a famous incident (even if it's rubbish),
then it'll need to be mentioned in the article, because otherwise
it'll be readded and readded and readded.
...and that's the substance of NPOV: addressing all significant views
on a subject in accordance with their prevalence. Not a significant
view? Don't include it. Significant, but not prevalent? Don't give it
much space.
If a view has been published only in a small town newspaper, which
caters for a local audience, then it's probably not significant, and
as such, shouldn't be included. Also remember that when you have only
one source on a subject, no matter where it was published, you're
going to struggle to fairly address all significant views on the
subject by relying on it alone.
--
Stephen Bain
stephen.bain(a)gmail.com