[WikiEN-l] Russian constitutional crisis of 1993
Andy Rabagliati
andyr at wizzy.com
Sun Jul 25 11:32:15 UTC 2004
Jimmy (Jimbo) Wales wrote:
> Today's featured article is a delightful read, but strikes me as
> terribly one-sided. The adjectives applied to Yeltsin in this
> conflict are consistently negative, and the advjectives applied to his
> opponents are consistently positive. The reality is much more
> complex.
>
> It is unusual for a featured article to be so problematic.
As commented elsewhere, much of this article was written by 172, and the
bulk of it quite recent. I also enjoyed the read.
However NPOV a writer might consider themselves, I do not think one can
shoot the messenger.
My guess is the problem is the approval phase of a featured article,
something I know nothing about, but I would suggest that any proposed
featured article be checked to see if there has been cosmopolitan input.
I am aware of 172's writing style, having come across his contributions
to Zimbabwe-related pages.
I personally value his style as keeping pages that are easy candidates
for POV editing clear of mud-slinging, and suitably encyclopedic.
Cheers, Andy - aka [[User:Wikiwizzy]]
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