[WikiEN-l] A need to maintain credibility

Fri Dec 10 08:31:08 UTC 2004

Robert wrote:

>JAY JG wrote:
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>>Wikipedia couldn't possibly represent ALL views, nor should it.  There 
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>>are 6 billion people in the world, each with their own view on a 
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>>limitless array of topics.  Even if we limit ourselves to the much 
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>>smaller (though still overwhelming)  number of views that are, say, 
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>>published on websites, NPOV does not demand that we say "according to 
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>>Einstein e=mc^2, but according to my Aunt Gertie 
>>[www.relativityaccordingtogertie.com], e=mc^3"
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>I totally agree with Jay's point. Wikipedia will
>immediately lose any credibility it has if it becomes a
>massive repository of crank views, which it will be if
>people strictly follow the letter of the NPOV policy as
>currently written.  Articles on and by cranks will
>outnumber serious issues a hundred to one (at least).
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Nobody is supporting "a massive repository of crank view"  Saying that 
Wikipedia would become so is entirely speculative.  There is no evidence 
for this nor for the hypothetical  loss of credibility. ~~~~