[edit] Introduction
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| This WikiProject aims for promotion of the NPOV guidelines as set out in WP:NPOV, removing bias from articles and helping to resolve POV-related disputes. |
[edit] Scope and Focus
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| The goal of WikiProject is to help to better establish Wikipedia as a legitimate encyclopedic source by removing bias from Wikipedia. Its focus will be on pages which contain visible bias towards some political or racial group, as this is the most flagrant form of NPOV violations on Wikipedia, however it endeavours to ensure that all articles are sufficiently neutral. |
[edit] New Requests
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To request a page receive NPOV attention from the Wikipedia Neutrality Project, please post under this heading with a subheading and explanation of the nature of the request.
[edit] Wise Use
Here is the opening sentence of the article on Wise use: "The Wise Use agenda is based in environmental conservationism yet is anti-environmentalist in a political sense." Is an agenda a proper subject for a WP article? Thanks. Steve Dufour 01:20, 3 December 2006 (UTC) p.s. I hope I am putting this in the right place.
[edit] Open Requests
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| This section is designed to coordinate the editing of pages to conform to a neutral tone and point of view as per WP:NPOV guidelines. It is essentially a "to-do" list. Please report any pages in need of Wikipedia Neutrality Project members' attention as a subheading of this section, to the top.
This page has seen considerable anti-Microsoft vandalism in recent times to the Xbox page so please keep an eye on this one. -- Wizardry Dragon 21:20, 20 April 2006 (UTC)
It's pretty much documented there. --Yodamace1 10:16, 29 August 2006 (UTC)
Controversy section needs help smoothing and eliminating. Electrawn 03:27, 31 August 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Superfluous "Pseudoscientific"?
Hi, an interesting dispute arose (I raised the issue) surrounding the use of "pseudoscientific" as a modifier for "intelligent design" on the PZ Myers page. The discussion is here I'd like to request an outside viewpoint. Thanks, Gabrielthursday 08:46, 9 October 2006 (UTC)
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[edit] Closed Requests
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| When requests have been addressed, they are archived at Wikipedia:Neutrality_Project/closed. This is almost always without prejudice - you can usually open a request if bias is reintroduced to the page. |
[edit] Members
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[edit] Chairpeople
[edit] Active Team
To join the Wikiproject, click here to edit the section and add your name to the list:
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Templates
A few templates to aid in maintaing Wikipedia's integrity:
- Template:POV, {{POV}} - To mark general NPOV disputes.
- User:Wizardry Dragon/Templates/Project NPOVWarning (experimental) - Use when you want other WNP members to join discussion and improvement of the article. Please remember to add a note on our talk page and include your rationale for disputing the article.
- Template:POV-check, or {{POV-check}} serves to request a neutrality review. We shouldn't use this template, but rather check the articles carrying it and either report neutrality issues here or remove the template.
- See the list of dispute-related templates for more specific situations.
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[edit] Suggestions for Supporters
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| First, be sure you are well versed in the Wikipedia Neutral Point of View guidelines.
Then there are a few things you can do:
- Check the pages under watch on our talk page and help to ensure neutrality.
- Check pages in Category:Articles which may be biased, which contains articles nominated for POV check, where it is unsure whether they are neutral. Help to resolve issues or remove {{POV check}} template if there are no significant NPOV violations.
- Category:NPOV disputes is a broader list of articles with {{POV}} template, generally with ongoing discussions. Sometimes another opinion can help resolve the problem, and sometimes correction will help. If there is no dispute, the template should be removed, according to its guidelines.
- Keep an eye on the new pages list to ensure that new articles are presented in a objective matter. Please also remember - don't bite the newbies.
- Watch pages where you note particular problems (vandalism, edit wars, etc.) to ensure they follow NPOV guidelines.
Do not list articles on Wikipedia:Articles for Deletion in relation to NPOV guidelines. Add appropriate cleanup templates or NPOV warnings instead. An article that is blatantly POV should usually be the subject of cleanup, not deletion. If it is spam, then please give the community a chance to construct a good article for it, or at least post the page to the WNP talk page to bring the page to the attention of editors here to gain some consensus and feedback as to what should be done about the page.
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