[Wikipedia-l] Policy clarification: Undue weight

Fri Apr 14 21:57:10 UTC 2006

I've now found clarification of this issue, from Jimbo Wales in a post here:
http://mail.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikien-l/2003-September/006653.html
This seems to provide verification of the issue.

I replaced the existing paraphrased text with Jimbo's verifiable 
quotes, see 
http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Neutral_point_of_view&diff=48465303&oldid=48462905

But editors are telling me that:

1. Policy pages aren't subject to the verifiability policy

2. Jimbo is not the supreme lawgiver. The only thing he has made 
"law" is that having a policy of writing from a neutral point of view 
is a must. Everything else he has said are contributions from a 
respected member of the community, as the policies are community-decided.

Comments?

Regards,
Ian Tresman 