Wikipedia talk:Wikipedia Signpost/2009-08-24/In the news

health care quote

The quote about the health care reform article seems to say we do well for the same reason as The Economist, for example, by being frank and avoiding a neutral point of view.--chaser (talk) 14:57, 25 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I read those as skepticism marks around the words balance and objectivity. "Balance", on most of the 24 hour news channels, seems to mean taking two people whose primary qualification seems to be rabble-rousing and letting them scream at each other for a few minutes before congratulating themselves on giving the viewer a chance to see the ranting dingbat view of the issue. This is not possible on Wikipedia as the "proportionate/undue weight" clause inherent in Wikipedia:Neutral point of view means either that extremists are disregarded or, if prominent, must be identified as extremists. - Banyan Tree 03:25, 26 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

PBS Newshour instead of Crossfire?--chaser (talk) 22:03, 27 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Vandal edits = pretty unusual? LOL!

Thus spake the quote in the newspaper story about the town of Sherman's article. Typically quickly reverted, yes. Pretty unusual? LOL! Cheers, — ¾-10 03:35, 28 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]