[Wikipedia-l] FYI: A Case of Mutual Aid: Wikipedia, Politeness, and Perspective Taking

Tue Jan 4 23:02:37 UTC 2005

On Jan 4, 2005, at 3:18 PM, Jimmy (Jimbo) Wales wrote:

> Joseph Reagle wrote:
>> I would be interested in any feedback, including corrections of my
>> characterization of Wikipedia and any pointers to historical archives 
>> that
>> shed light on both the "epistemological stance" and norms of 
>> politeness. I
>> expect the former came from Larry Sanger and was present in the 
>> Nupedia as
>> well, and the latter is part of Jimbo Wales's personality.
>
> Actually, NPOV comes from me.
>
> --Jimbo

Which is why you are getting a chunk of lines in my book.