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This is a documentation subpage for Template:Neutral point of view essay. It may contain usage information, categories and other content that is not part of the original template page. Shortcut
A neutral point of view should be achieved by balancing the bias in sources based on the weight of the opinion in reliable sources and not by excluding sources that do not conform to the editor's point of view. This does not mean any biased source must be used; it may well serve an article better to exclude the material altogether.
This is an essay on neutral point of view. It contains the advice or opinions of one or more Wikipedia contributors. This page is not an encyclopedia article, nor is it one of Wikipedia's policies or guidelines , as it has not been thoroughly vetted by the community .
Neutral point of view may refer to: Objectivity (science) , the concept of a position formed without incorporating one's own prejudice Neutrality (philosophy) , to maintain neutrality at all times
Some essays represent widespread norms; others only represent minority viewpoints. This is a stab at creating an example section to help distinguish neutral vs non-neutral writing. I created it because the actual "Neutral Point of View" page now has an awful lot of commentary on it and it is getting difficult to get much guidance.
This is an explanatory essay about the Neutral point of view, Verifiability and No original research policies. This page provides additional information about concepts in the page(s) it supplements. This page is not one of Wikipedia's policies or guidelines as it has not been thoroughly vetted by the community .
But English Wikipedia is a highly diverse and international project, and its editors reflect many different points of view. Maintaining objectivity about the most personal or contentious subjects is new to most people, and many disputes over the terminology and phrasing can be resolved by simply balancing points of view (in proportion to their ...
Thus the word "neutral" in "neutral point of view" does not quite mean "neutral". There is the usual meaning of "neutral", and apart from that there is Wikipedia's meaning of "neutral point of view". The confusion is responsible for endless conversations resembling: A: Such-and-such is not being portrayed neutrally in the article.