[WikiEN-l] Notability on the skfields

Gallagher Mark George m.g.gallagher at student.canberra.edu.au
Tue May 15 01:29:15 UTC 2007


G'day geni,

> On 5/14/07, John Lee <johnleemk at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Hm, if that's really an opinion and not a fact, just attribute 
> it to the
> > resort, i.e. "The resort's management claims it is only 
> accessible by
> > helicopter". And really, the issue of content is different from 
> the topic -
> > how does this make it impossible to write a neutral article 
> about the
> > resort?
> 
> Because we then don't have any sources for any of the alternative
> opinions. Thus the article is presenting only one POV.

Now you're *really* clutching at straws.  Either that, or you're taking the piss.

NPOV doesn't mean "you must find someone, anyone, who holds a differing view before you can print any statement".  That's called "balance", and it's why Fox News is so wonderful.

("Most experts claim the sky is blue.  However, Joe Bloggs, who lives in his parents' basement, plays Dungeons & Dragons all day, and has never seen the sun, says the sky is actually green with a nice pink polkadot effect.")


Cheers,

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