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January 17, 2012

NPOV to POV

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The Discussion That Led to the Wikipedia Blackout Is Pretty Amazing
The decision to make English Wikipedia dark tomorrow -- to go from No POV to whoa, POV -- wasn't one that Wikipedians took lightly. It was, on the contrary, like almost everything that happens on Wikipedia, the result of extensive deliberation and debate. It was agonized over. Like, agonized.

Posted by gerardvanderleun at January 17, 2012 12:48 PM. This is an entry on the sideblog of American Digest: Check it out.

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You mean to say that it was agonized over by the tiny oligarchy that controls the content and determines the currently correct POV on Wikipedia? Well I feel so much better knowing that they are losing some sleep.

Posted by: Grizzly at January 17, 2012 5:16 PM

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