[WikiEN-l] NPOV and how to find and maintain it

[Sam Korn]

On Mon, May 11, 2009 at 10:02 PM, Andrew Turvey
<andrewrturvey at googlemail.com> wrote:
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Sam Korn" <smoddy at gmail.com>
>
> No. NPOV is not determined by consensus. Wikipedia's content is
> determined by consensus with NPOV being the guiding principle.
> Something does not become more neutral because fifteen Wikipedia
> editors say it's neutral.
>
> --
> Sam
>
> True - the existence of a consensus supporting the text does not prove that the text is neutral. However, it is a good indication, particular if the raters come from a cross section of the community rather than just from those who edit the particular pages.

But of course.  The agreement of the editors testifies to its
neutrality; it does not define it.

What the original poster (I can't remember who that was!) seemed to be
saying was "NPOV is what consensus says it is".  That is backwards and
plain wrong.

-- 
Sam
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