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"NPOV" is the acronym for the phrase "neutral point of view". | "NPOV" is the acronym for the phrase "neutral point of view". | ||
<br> The phrase "neutral point of view" is simply a weird way of saying "having neutral wording in controversial matters". | <br> The phrase "neutral point of view" is simply a weird way of saying "having neutral wording in controversial matters". | ||
<br> The phrase "neutral point of view" was coined by the evangelical christian Larry Sanger in early 2001, | |||
<br> in the course of setting-up Wikipedia, though he had thought of the phrase at an earlier time. | |||
This is claimed to be one of the main, core requirements of [[:Category:Wikipedia|Wikipedia]], though many commentators would say that Wikipedia fails in this area. | This is claimed to be one of the main, core requirements of [[:Category:Wikipedia|Wikipedia]], though many commentators would say that Wikipedia fails in this area. | ||