Battlestar Wiki talk:Neutral point of view

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Revision as of 19:02, 12 January 2007 by Steelviper (talk | contribs) (→‎Clarification Needed: in vs out of universe)

Clarification Needed

Since Battlestar Wiki bases itself with a in-universe perspective of a fictional work, I'm certain Wikipedia's NPOV principles don't fully apply. However, I recommend the following corrollary, which I enter here for review before adding to the policy:

Most of Battlestar Wiki's articles chronicle characters, situations, and principles in a work of fiction. As such, as with the people, places and events of the real-world Earth, interpretation is likely and natural as part of the entertainment value of the Original Series, the Re-imagined Series and other official derivative works.

However, it is important that, even with a work of fiction such as Battlestar Galactica, not to assert an opinion of an event as a matter of fact. On Battlestar Wiki, violations of NPOV often occur when a contributor writes a contribution in the form of a review or essay, where the comments are personalized by the contributor and appear to have a single, polarized voice on a subject.

Any articles on cast, crew or other real-world contributions of the show itself should fully adhere to the Wikipedia NPOV principles.

You can review Wikipedia's policy on neutral point-of-view for the overall principles of the policy. When editing Battlestar Wiki articles, please keep this one point in mind:

*Let the facts speak for themselves.

It isn't appropriate to say, for instance, that Gaius Baltar or even Count Baltar is evil. The best way to document their intentions is to chronicle their actions in the articles and cite your sources. The facts tell the story to the reader neutrally, allowing the reader to form their own opinion and not to base their opinion on your own.

--Comments? --Spencerian 12:49, 12 January 2007 (CST)

Looks good. -- Joe Beaudoin So say we all - Donate 12:59, 12 January 2007 (CST)
Maybe something discussing the "in universe" POV should be elaborated as well. --Steelviper 13:02, 12 January 2007 (CST)