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161:. Similarly, the order of sections in an article may hold implications for the relative importance of topics. In general, placing a section earlier may imply that it is more central to the overall subject of the article. Starting with "Definition" or "History" as the first section (after the lead) is usually neutral, but starting with "Criticism" is usually not. Different choices of ordering within a section or paragraph may also frame certain parts as rebuttals to other parts, and any such implications should be justified by the sources. 149:) is inherently being emphasized more than information that is placed later. The same is true for placement of information within a sentence, paragraph, or section. On the other hand, placement at the end of a paragraph or section may be interpreted as a conclusion or the "last word", and readers may be more likely to remember it. Information in the middle of a paragraph or section is emphasized the least, especially when the paragraph or section is long, and may even be skipped entirely by some of the readers. 216:"Criticism of..." articles inherently focus on the negative aspects of a phenomenon. By virtue of its title, praise for that same phenomenon is out of place. One man's trash is another man's treasure, but the article is inherently designed to focus on the first man's opinion to the exclusion of the other man. It makes it difficult to represent "fairly, proportionately, and as far as possible without bias, all significant views", in accordance with the policy on 244:. Creating a subsection within the article on XYZ entitled "Controversies" is also a potential problem, because it may still lead to undue weight on the negative aspects of the topic. In many cases, if there are noteworthy controversies that received significant and sustained media coverage during in a biographical figure's life or a company's history, these can briefly summarized in the biography or history as part of the general text. 21: 174:
of subtitles like this, one wonders what is next–"Ascent to supreme glory"! In the case of the three subtitles presented previously, a neutral way of subtitling the sections of this singer or actor's article could be "1970s", "1980s" and "1990s". Another option could be to use neutral words that reference major structural points in the individual's life, such as "Early career", "London years" and "Move to Los Angeles".
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This is even more difficult for writing about accusations that someone notable lied or behaved inappropriately. Journalists may spend several weeks examining a debate over whether someone lied, which inevitably leads to a discussion about the magnitude of that lie, and whether they should apologize.
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The best way to provide context is to re-frame the article, beginning with the topic. "Reception of..." allows praise and criticism to be provided in context with each other. Creating an article or section about a phenomenon's reception is not meant to be a complete list of all praise and criticism,
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Even if the text of an article follows the NPOV guidelines, it is possible to introduce POV and bias into the headings. In some cases, articles about a famous singer or actor will have subheadings such as "Rise to fame", "Increasing acclaim" and "International superstardom". When one sees a sequence
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A notable example of this tactic is the debate over the legalization of abortion. Supporters of legal abortion describe themselves as "pro choice", thus allowing them to describe their opponents as being against choice. Critics of legal abortion describe themselves as "pro life", thus allowing them
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Beware of editors who are opposed to writing about an evolving concept in a chronological structure. Some may intentionally do this so that one part of history can gain undue weight over another, to present that topic in its most negative or positive light. Even if done unintentionally, failing to
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Since most people do not read the entire article, information earlier in the article is also more likely to be read, so earlier placement carries more weight for this reason as well. In fact, many people only read the lead, making the lead especially important for ensuring neutrality, and editors
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One solution would be to rename the article to a scientific term, or to use a short description to unpack the term. Another option is to merge the article about the term into a section of an article about the larger topic. If the term is sufficiently popular to write a full article about it from
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Writing about an evolving concept in sections will allow readers to understand its evolution. This includes the initial intentions and reactions to the concept, how the concept changed as it impacted the world, and the current status of the concept. This also allows periods of extreme success or
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The following is a list of red flags that may help identify reasons why an article suffers from constant debate and POV-pushing. Not all red flags are indicative of a problem. This list should be taken as a way to begin a discussion, and find ways to change the fundamental form of an article to
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Knowledge articles cover controversies. However, not all controversies are covered equally, and some not at all. It is sensible to cover a controversy when someone is accused of a crime and they are convicted. It is typically reasonable to cover criminal disputes even if someone is found to be
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In some cases, however, an article may be structured in a non-chronological structure for reasons that are not related to POV. For example, in the case of a celebrity who has worked professionally as a singer, actor and model, the article might have sections entitled "Singing", "Acting" and
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A related type of article or section is ones titled "Controversies regarding...". Where there is already an article on XYZ, creating a new article entitled "Controversies regarding XYZ" may be viewed as a POV fork. That said, there are some articles with this type of title, such as
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Organizations, governments, corporations, religions and living notable individuals are all constantly evolving and changing. When writing about a phenomenon that has changed over time, use a "History" section with chronological headings to present information in a neutral form.
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innocent, if the trial became notable to reliable journalists and scholars. But in instances where a criminal accusation is found to be completely without merit, writing about it in Knowledge may only give undue weight to a frivolous complaint.
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Some forms and structures, such as the use of "Criticism of..." or "Controversies regarding..." article titles or section headings often lead to disputes over point of view (POV). This essay suggests better practices to use in their place.
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and removing (or properly attributing) opinions. However, Knowledge has greater difficulty with achieving neutrality in form, as it is not always obvious how the structure of an article can favor undue weight on a single perspective.
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This is less of a problem for "criticism of..." sections within articles, but these may still lead to undue weight on the negative aspects of a phenomenon. Likewise, "praise of..." articles and sections may run into the same issues.
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It is typically better to add context to criticism articles than to delete them. Consider revising "criticism" with a proportional amount of "praise", or up-merging the "criticism" back into the main article.
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Additional forms of emphasis (which may or may not be warranted, as determined by due weight) include placing information in shorter paragraphs or image captions, where readers are more likely to notice it.
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POV in subheadings can also be negative in tone. For example, a rock singer's article would have POV in the subheadings if they read "Early career", "Criticism from music journalists" and "Fan backlash".
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and other terms invented recently. This is seldom an issue for new scientific terminology. It is more problematic for terminology popularized in the political arena, or around other public figures.
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to describe their opponents as being against life. This difficulty can be avoided by side-stepping these labels, and writing articles about "
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distinguish between historic facts and current facts will make it difficult for readers to understand how a concept has changed over time.
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Ten different columns in newspapers does not mean that the incident should be covered in its own section, or at all.
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The structure of an article can result in emphasizing some information more than others, which has implications for
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This page provides additional information about concepts in the page(s) it supplements. This page is not one of
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but to provide readers with a representative sample of how that phenomenon has been received.
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When writing about a topic, only write about controversies that had a lasting impact.
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reliable sources, it is preferable to balance perspectives from sources that talk
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Don't accuse someone of a personal attack for accusing of a personal attack
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One way to control a debate is to control the use of language. In
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Criticisms of society may be consistent with NPOV and reliability
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Knowledge is not here to tell the world about your noble cause
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Not every single thing Donald Trump does deserves an article
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Most people who disagree with you on content are not vandals
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Explanatory essay about the the Neutral point of view policy
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Don't demand that editors solve the problems they identify
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the term, and avoid giving weight to sources that merely
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No amount of editing can overcome a lack of notability
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Knowledge is not being written in an organized fashion
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Don't demolish the house while it's still being built
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the parameters of the debate. This tactic of using "
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1913: 1908: 1903: 1898: 1893: 1888: 1883: 1878: 1873: 1868: 1863: 1858: 1853: 1848: 1843: 1838: 1833: 1828: 1823: 1818: 1816:Assume no clue 1813: 1808: 1802: 1800: 1796: 1795: 1793: 1792: 1787: 1782: 1777: 1772: 1767: 1762: 1757: 1752: 1747: 1742: 1737: 1732: 1727: 1722: 1717: 1712: 1707: 1702: 1697: 1692: 1687: 1682: 1677: 1672: 1667: 1662: 1657: 1652: 1647: 1642: 1636: 1634: 1630: 1629: 1627: 1626: 1621: 1616: 1611: 1606: 1601: 1596: 1591: 1586: 1581: 1576: 1571: 1566: 1561: 1556: 1554:Enjoy yourself 1551: 1546: 1541: 1536: 1531: 1526: 1521: 1516: 1510: 1508: 1498: 1497: 1485: 1484: 1481: 1480: 1477: 1476: 1474: 1473: 1468: 1463: 1458: 1453: 1448: 1443: 1438: 1433: 1428: 1423: 1418: 1413: 1408: 1403: 1398: 1393: 1388: 1383: 1378: 1373: 1368: 1363: 1358: 1353: 1348: 1343: 1338: 1333: 1328: 1323: 1318: 1313: 1308: 1303: 1298: 1293: 1288: 1283: 1278: 1272: 1270: 1267: 1262: 1261: 1259: 1258: 1253: 1248: 1243: 1238: 1233: 1228: 1223: 1218: 1213: 1208: 1203: 1197: 1195: 1189: 1188: 1186: 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170: 167: 132: 129: 90: 87: 86: 83: 82: 75: 68: 60: 55: 52: 40: 39: 32:about the the 26: 24: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 3281: 3270: 3267: 3265: 3262: 3260: 3257: 3256: 3254: 3231: 3228: 3226: 3223: 3219: 3216: 3214: 3211: 3210: 3209: 3206: 3205: 3203: 3199: 3193: 3190: 3188: 3185: 3183: 3180: 3178: 3175: 3173: 3170: 3168: 3165: 3163: 3160: 3159: 3157: 3153: 3149: 3145: 3140: 3136: 3122: 3119: 3117: 3114: 3112: 3109: 3107: 3104: 3102: 3099: 3097: 3094: 3092: 3091:Watchlistitis 3089: 3087: 3086:The WikiBible 3084: 3082: 3079: 3077: 3074: 3072: 3069: 3067: 3064: 3062: 3059: 3057: 3054: 3052: 3049: 3047: 3044: 3042: 3039: 3037: 3034: 3032: 3031:R-e-s-p-e-c-t 3029: 3027: 3024: 3022: 3019: 3017: 3014: 3012: 3009: 3007: 3006:Play the game 3004: 3002: 2999: 2997: 2994: 2992: 2989: 2987: 2984: 2982: 2979: 2977: 2974: 2972: 2969: 2967: 2964: 2962: 2959: 2957: 2954: 2952: 2949: 2947: 2946:My local pond 2944: 2942: 2939: 2937: 2934: 2932: 2929: 2927: 2924: 2922: 2919: 2917: 2914: 2912: 2909: 2907: 2904: 2902: 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931:Law sources 861:Don't panic 222:WP:POV fork 28:This is an 3253:Categories 3218:Guidelines 2986:No, really 2966:LTTAUTMAOK 2448:Make stubs 2169:No racists 1911:Say "MOBY" 1633:Philosophy 1506:The basics 1063:Publicists 1033:Presentism 978:Merge Test 963:Inaccuracy 446:Philosophy 313:See also: 305:the term. 143:due weight 135:See also: 72:WP:POVFORM 2696:Adminitis 2265:WikiPeace 2240:WikiCrime 2219:UPPERCASE 1599:Thank you 1231:Proseline 1023:Permastub 588:Paradoxes 503:Don't lie 256:'s novel 203:Red flags 112:verifying 57:Shortcuts 3213:Policies 2363:Coatrack 2260:WikiLove 2250:WikiHate 2164:No Nazis 2137:Griefing 1401:Immunity 653:Trifecta 483:Cohesion 331:See also 264:newspeak 2876:Emerson 2716:ANI flu 1680:Failure 1519:Apology 1416:Nothing 613:Purpose 282:" and " 155:WP:LEAD 108:content 102:and in 100:content 2358:Clones 1935:Don'ts 1856:Desist 1846:Candor 1755:Reader 65:WP:NIF 36:policy 1609:Truce 299:about 268:frame 110:, by 2881:Fart 2826:Crap 1211:Coup 563:Need 157:and 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List of Knowledge controversies
George Orwell
Nineteen Eighty-Four
newspeak
frame
loaded language
support for the legalization of abortion
opposition to the legalization of abortion
avoid writing articles about neologisms
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