Wikipedia's “Neutral Point of View”: Settling Conflict Through Ambiguity

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Wikipedia's “Neutral Point of View”: Settling Conflict Through Ambiguity
Authors
Sorin Adam Matei
Caius Dobrescu
Publication date
2011
DOI
10.1080/01972243.2011.534368
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Wikipedia's “Neutral Point of View”: Settling Conflict Through Ambiguity - scientific work related to Wikipedia quality published in 2011, written by Sorin Adam Matei and Caius Dobrescu.

Overview

This article discusses how one of the most important Wikipedia policies, the “neutral point of view” (NPOV), is appropriated and interpreted by the participants in the Wikipedia project. By analyzing a set of constitutive documents for the Wikipedian universe, including discussion about NPOV, the authors conclude that ambiguity is at the heart of the policy process on Wikipedia. The overarching conclusion is that ambiguity on Wikipedia is not extraneous, but a central ingredient of this wiki project's policymaking. Ambiguity naturally develops from the pluralist and nonhierarchic values of the culture that brought Wikipedia to life, and this conclusion requires that authors reconsider the nature of “neutrality” practiced on Wikipedia.

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Matei, Sorin Adam; Dobrescu, Caius. (2011). "[[Wikipedia's “Neutral Point of View”: Settling Conflict Through Ambiguity]]". Taylor & Francis Group. DOI: 10.1080/01972243.2011.534368.

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Matei, Sorin Adam; Dobrescu, Caius. (2011). &quot;<a href="https://wikipediaquality.com/wiki/Wikipedia's_“Neutral_Point_of_View”:_Settling_Conflict_Through_Ambiguity">Wikipedia's “Neutral Point of View”: Settling Conflict Through Ambiguity</a>&quot;. Taylor & Francis Group. DOI: 10.1080/01972243.2011.534368.