[WikiEN-l] NPOV means that we acknowledge all views

Jimmy Wales jwales at bomis.com
Sat Jan 10 03:29:32 UTC 2004


libertarian wrote:
> Wikipedia is full of conspiracy theories and claims which science
> would consider to be rubbish.

Can you give me an example?

> He who shouts the loudest wins on Wikipedia. This is the reason that
> it has not evolved into real storehouse of knowledge. It is more like
> USENET groups but in a more academic tone. In other words, it is full
> of urban legends and anyone who relies on it for facts is walking a
> dangerous path.

Can you give me an example?

> It is several weeks since Ed Poor and Angela tried mediating on
> at least one issue (their mind was made up already but they were
> pretending to mediate), but when I confronted them with FACTS and
> EVIDENCE, they quietly withdrew from the mediation. This is a 
> clear case of dishonesty, but never mind.

This sounds like an example, can you give more details?  What page?

--Jimbo



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