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Electowiki has a policy somewhat similar to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Neutral_point_of_view Wikipedia's NPOV policy]. However, due to the subjective nature of the topics at hand, it's hard to have a strict NPOV policy without becoming a clone of Wikipedia. Thus, the policy regarding point-of-view is one of "EPOV". |
Electowiki has a policy somewhat similar to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Neutral_point_of_view Wikipedia's NPOV policy]. However, due to the subjective nature of the topics at hand, it's hard to have a strict NPOV policy without becoming a clone of Wikipedia. Thus, the policy regarding point-of-view is one of "EPOV". |
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"EPOV" is "Electowiki Point-of-View" policy. Basically, the |
"EPOV" is "Electowiki Point-of-View" policy. Basically, the [[#Editorial board|editorial board]] serves as the arbiter for what belongs and what doesn't. Over time, we'll try to evolve more formal guidelines, but for now, here's some general guidelines we plan to use: |
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* '''We have a point of view'''. Electowiki tries to be a general resource for experts to get complete information, but makes no promises about neutrality. Other sources, such as Wikipedia, should be used to obtain neutral information. |
* '''We have a point of view'''. Electowiki tries to be a general resource for experts to get complete information, but makes no promises about neutrality. Other sources, such as Wikipedia, should be used to obtain neutral information. |
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* '''Err on the side of neutrality''' - while the EPOV will come out from time-to-time, it should be hard to distinguish it from Wikipedia-style NPOV in the vast majority of cases. |
* '''Err on the side of neutrality''' - while the EPOV will come out from time-to-time, it should be hard to distinguish it from Wikipedia-style NPOV in the vast majority of cases. |
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Please let us know your opinions of this policy on [[Electowiki talk:Policy|the policy talk page]]. |
Please let us know your opinions of this policy on [[Electowiki talk:Policy|the policy talk page]]. |
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== Editorial board == |
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Since it's January 2005 inception, Electowiki has had an ad hoc editorial board, with de facto membership based on momentum. History: |
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* 2005: [[User:DanKeshet]] and [[User:RobLa]] |
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* 2006 through 2018: [[User:RobLa]] |
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* 2019: [[User:Psephomancy]] and [[User:RobLa]] |
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[[User:RobLa]] would like to formalize this somehow, but as of December 2019, hasn't declared a process for achieving this. |
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== Why not just use Wikipedia? == |
== Why not just use Wikipedia? == |
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