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0 pointstablespoon3y ago0 comments

> So this is not great news at all, a totally inconsequential and pointless move for signaling virtue (look at the arguments given), which is contrary to wikipedia's aim to be neutral

WP:NPOV is about article content, not payment systems.

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jdrc3y ago

> NPOV is a fundamental principle of Wikipedia and of other Wikimedia projects.

> Wikipedia is not a soapbox, an advertising platform, a vanity press, an experiment in anarchy or democracy, an indiscriminate collection of information, nor a web directory.

tablespoonOP3y ago

That applies to article content, not stuff like this RFC.

Maybe an example would be clearer:

OK: The community doesn't like cryptocurrency, so decides not to accept it for donations.

NOT OK: The community doesn't like cryptocurrency, so turns the Bitcoin article into a hit-piece that only covers criticisms.

jdrc3y ago

what about the second statement from wikipedia's principles: it is not a soapbox. It would be interesting to put banks to a vote with the same kind of arguments as well

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0 pointstablespoon3y ago0 comments

> So this is not great news at all, a totally inconsequential and pointless move for signaling virtue (look at the arguments given), which is contrary to wikipedia's aim to be neutral

WP:NPOV is about article content, not payment systems.

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jdrc3y ago

> NPOV is a fundamental principle of Wikipedia and of other Wikimedia projects.

> Wikipedia is not a soapbox, an advertising platform, a vanity press, an experiment in anarchy or democracy, an indiscriminate collection of information, nor a web directory.

tablespoonOP3y ago

That applies to article content, not stuff like this RFC.

Maybe an example would be clearer:

OK: The community doesn't like cryptocurrency, so decides not to accept it for donations.

NOT OK: The community doesn't like cryptocurrency, so turns the Bitcoin article into a hit-piece that only covers criticisms.

jdrc3y ago

what about the second statement from wikipedia's principles: it is not a soapbox. It would be interesting to put banks to a vote with the same kind of arguments as well

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