I'd say "be bold" and start drafting. Many people respond to a flawed (or at least improvable) text more readily than they do to an open invitation to contribute.
I, for one, share your perception that NPOV is a problem on some (perhaps most) Wikipedias, and think it'd be a good idea to bolster NPOV with a Board resolution. Not because it would instantly solve the problem, of course, but I see its value in supporting those editors who'd fight to uphold NPOV. A. On Wed, Oct 2, 2013 at 2:26 PM, とある白い猫 <[email protected]> wrote: > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Legal_and_Community_Advocacy#Draft_of_text_for_a_binding_Neutral_Point_of_View_WMF_policy > > I started above text to draft a text for the board to review. > > -- とある白い猫 (To Aru Shiroi Neko) > > > On Tue, Sep 17, 2013 at 5:56 PM, とある白い猫 <[email protected] > >wrote: > > > A talk page on meta wont be noticed by much which is why perhaps this is > > the better location for the discussion. It is not like I am proposing a > > meta policy. > > > > -- とある白い猫 (To Aru Shiroi Neko) > > > > > > On Tue, Sep 17, 2013 at 2:55 PM, Fred Bauder <[email protected] > >wrote: > > > >> >> I am not disputing how settled it is but I don't think meta > >> >> sufficiently > >> >> achieves expressing how settled this core value really is. As you > >> >> stated > >> >> it > >> >> would be more of a restatement and re-emphasis of what already is a > >> >> core > >> >> value. > >> >> > >> >> -- 㠨㠂る白㠄猫 (To Aru Shiroi Neko) > >> > > >> > Yes, good idea, needs to be done. Please notify the board of > >> directors... > >> > > >> > Fred > >> > >> That was snippy... > >> > >> Editing a major meta policy page must be done with considerable caution, > >> starting by making suggestions on its talk page: > >> > >> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Neutral_point_of_view > >> > >> There is some, rather limited, discussion in section 3. > >> > >> Fred > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Wikimedia-l mailing list > >> [email protected] > >> Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > >> <mailto:[email protected]?subject=unsubscribe> > >> > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia-l mailing list > [email protected] > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > <mailto:[email protected]?subject=unsubscribe> > -- Asaf Bartov Wikimedia Foundation <http://www.wikimediafoundation.org> Imagine a world in which every single human being can freely share in the sum of all knowledge. Help us make it a reality! https://donate.wikimedia.org _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-l mailing list [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, <mailto:[email protected]?subject=unsubscribe>
