[WikiEN-l] Re: Example vs. Original research

Wed Jul 27 20:31:39 UTC 2005

Haukur Þorgeirsson wrote:

>>Ultimately all of our opinions are just one more point of view, and
>>every statement is probabilistic.  The near sphericity of the earth is a
>>POV with a very high probability of truth.  If all Wikipedians (and we
>>are many) hold that POV than the NPOV will also be in that range as a
>>consensus   Why would it be necessary to add that qualification if
>>no-one is disputing the shape?
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>So, your answer to my question: "How many fundamentalists does it take to
>make something controversial?" is "One. As long as she's a Wikipedian."
>
>Or am I reading you wrong? :)
>  
>
That seems like an accurate representation.  Of course that one person 
may have difficulty finding a place to stand with Archimedes' lever.

Ec