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All articles in [[Research Wiki]] should be [[NPOV]]. | All articles in [[Research Wiki]] should be [[NPOV]], which is a descriptive meaning "any statement which is disputed must be attributed." Facts that are not disputed in practice need not be attributed. There may be a need to question some facts randomly or systematically from a [[New Troll point of view]] just to make sure that no sources are overtrusted and no [[common sense]] is accidentally being placed in articles. NPOV alone is not enough of a prescription, because of the [[systemic bias]] of editors and contributors. | ||
Statements of the form "X is often asserted to be true, but is not true" might be in the main article if they are very prevalent beliefs, but usually will be moved to another space devoted to [[Critical point of view]], e.g. [[talk page]]. | |||
Revision as of 22:54, 25 June 2004
All articles in Research Wiki should be NPOV, which is a descriptive meaning "any statement which is disputed must be attributed." Facts that are not disputed in practice need not be attributed. There may be a need to question some facts randomly or systematically from a New Troll point of view just to make sure that no sources are overtrusted and no common sense is accidentally being placed in articles. NPOV alone is not enough of a prescription, because of the systemic bias of editors and contributors.
Statements of the form "X is often asserted to be true, but is not true" might be in the main article if they are very prevalent beliefs, but usually will be moved to another space devoted to Critical point of view, e.g. talk page.