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Re:Wikipedia is 20 by elliotec on Sunday January 10, 2021 @01:43AM (#25711524)
The goal isn't "balance" - it's accuracy. Turns out that's tough for some sides, particularly those that eschew reality, to follow or understand.
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Re:Wikipedia is 20 by jjcon on Sunday January 10, 2021 @02:57AM (#25712121)
You can be 100% accurate and be incredibly misleading by omission or overemphasis, that is what ‘balance’ is for and refers to.

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Re:Wikipedia is 20 by nsajko on Sunday January 10, 2021 @03:04AM (#25712163)
In Wikipedia parlance, this is called "due weight" and "neutral point of view".
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