This is an
essay. 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. Some essays represent widespread norms; others only represent minority viewpoints. |
In situations where an article still carries a "Point of View" cleanup tag, but the discussion about the neutrality of the article has ended, and the problem has been resolved, the POV tag should be removed. A complete list of pages with the POV template on them can be found at Category:All Wikipedia neutral point of view disputes.
For articles where there are still differences to be ironed out, it is helpful for people not involved in the original dispute to offer opinions or compromises. This process can take longer than simple cleanup. Some tips:
If you are involved in activity concerning NPOV templates and neutrality of the articles, consider joining the Wikipedia Neutrality Project, which works with NPOV issues, including addition or removal of NPOV tags.
In some cases, an editor will add one of these expressions to an article. These expressions may be indicators that POV is being added:
In some cases, removing these subjective expressions restores an NPOV tone and approach to the sentence:
This is an
essay. 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. Some essays represent widespread norms; others only represent minority viewpoints. |
In situations where an article still carries a "Point of View" cleanup tag, but the discussion about the neutrality of the article has ended, and the problem has been resolved, the POV tag should be removed. A complete list of pages with the POV template on them can be found at Category:All Wikipedia neutral point of view disputes.
For articles where there are still differences to be ironed out, it is helpful for people not involved in the original dispute to offer opinions or compromises. This process can take longer than simple cleanup. Some tips:
If you are involved in activity concerning NPOV templates and neutrality of the articles, consider joining the Wikipedia Neutrality Project, which works with NPOV issues, including addition or removal of NPOV tags.
In some cases, an editor will add one of these expressions to an article. These expressions may be indicators that POV is being added:
In some cases, removing these subjective expressions restores an NPOV tone and approach to the sentence: