User talk:Anonymous Gnostic

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Happy editing! gnu 57 03:17, 22 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Hi thanks for the welcome. I'd like to ask a Winston with regards to the following policy:

"Ambox scales.svg Neutral point-of-view (or NPOV) means that content is written objectively and without bias, merely presenting the facts and notable viewpoints of others. Encyclopedias are inherently written in this way, as the truth is often subjective, and it would make no sense to have an article that favored a particular viewpoint. Striving for a neutral point-of-view helps prevent articles from becoming advertisements or propaganda."

It states that the truth is often /subjective/, shouldn't it state that the truth is often /objective/ instead?

Anonymous Gnostic (talk) 03:55, 22 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

By "Winston" I actually meant "question" (Auto-correct error :|) Anonymous Gnostic (talk) 04:00, 22 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, I certainly see your point; perhaps it would be better to say "a matter of prudential judgement". "Inherently written this way" gives me pause as well. For a longer and more coherent explanation of NPOV, please see Wikipedia:Neutral point of view. Cheers, gnu 57 03:18, 24 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]