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Neutral Point of View and its Enforcement

The following is an essay I wrote in Wikipedia on January 6, 2008 on "Neutral point of view (NPOV) and its enforcement". Today, the essay might be outdated but serves as a fond memory. Some of my opinions might even be wrong as I pretty new to Wikipedia, eight then. Adherence to the Neutral Point of View is one of the foremost commitments offered by Wikipedia to students and research scholars. This is crucial as it determines the quality and reliability of the website. Wikipedia's policy with respect to the Neutral Point of View is pretty contradictory. For example, Wikipedia does not care much if particular topics get excessive coverage while other topics dont even get adequate coverage. However, this is understandable. The main goal of NPOV is only to enforce neutrality and NOT to prevent excessive coverage. As long as points of view are not biased or individuals, organizations,ideologies. etc. are not abused, it is well and fine. Regarding References Though an individu