[WikiEN-l] popular POV not NPOV? (was:New York Times article)

Sun Jun 25 21:19:07 UTC 2006

Wait, NPOV doesn't mean No Point of View?

=D

On 6/25/06, Fred Bauder <fredbaud at ctelco.net> wrote:
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> On Jun 25, 2006, at 2:37 PM, Nathan wrote:
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> > I never thought I'd say this, but I agree with Phil Welch.
> >
> > - Nathan (nathanrdotcom)
> >
> > On Sat, 24 Jun 2006, Philip Welch wrote:
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> >> I think we should replace "neutral point of view" (which is
> >> abbreviated to the misunderstood acronym NPOV) to
> >> "neutrality" (which, like "verifiability", is easier to understand).
> >>
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> We already have trouble with editors who try to use neutral washed
> out language rather than allowing opposing points of view to be fully
> expressed.
>
> Fred
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