M a r k D i l l e y

Discussing Wikimania? with CharlesGentry? and he is giving me great insight on an the NPOV? issue.

The tag for disagreement is good because it flags the information for the reader to pay extra special attention and to think about what they are reading more carefully. Futher more he thinks that it could encourage people to contribute to the issue by editing content (or placement of content.) The potential is to be an active reader rather than passive on and spur on interactivity.

I also like the opposite idea, that it is a good thing that some pages don’t have the banner, because that shows agreed upon information or no known disagreements.

Can you imagine these examples:

* The Encyclopedia Britanica:
o Some people dispute the facts of this entry.
* The New York Times:
o Some people dispute the facts of this news story.
* Fox News
o Some people dispute the facts of this next segment.
* Wikipedia lives this:
o The neutrality of this article is disputed. Please see the discussion on the talk page. or This article or section may contain original research or unverified claims. Please help Wikipedia by adding references. See the talk page for details.