Stephen said, "Why has *neutral* become good?" and "Criticizing things...is...[now called] progressive".
I appreciate the concern behind these expressions, Stephen. I think you are spot on in your values, and perhaps the aim of Wikipedia has simply been misrepresented or poorly represented to you. The absolute and non-negotiable policy of Wikipedia is not immediately and intuitively easy to grok. Even regular editors with months of experience there can fail to grasp fully the policy. And probably even the most experienced editors sometimes fail to implement it properly. The policy is "thou shalt write without bias". One facet of it is "thou shalt not be snide, condescending, or critical in tone." Another facet of it is "thou shalt aspire to practice wikilove and assume good faith." These are lofty principles, I hope you'll agree. If you or any of us find an article in the LDS area of Wikipedia stained by a critical, snide, or condescending tone, or if we find false reporting, we may work to correct it. What we can't do is work to see that Wikipedia "advocates" our position or "suppresses" the position of another significant and sincere group. I think if you will read and ponder carefully the Wikipedia policy and explanations you will appreciate their wisdom. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Neutral_point_of_view http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:NPOV_tutorial -- Tom Haws Have a beautiful day.
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