W8/ Wikipedia:Reliable sources / Lee Hayoung

Wikipedia articles should be based on reliable and open sources and should include both the majority and significant minority opinions from those sources. Regardless of whether the source is negative, positive, neutral, or questionable, the controversial data about a non-sourced or un-sourced living person (or, in some cases, recently deceased) should be removed immediately without waiting for discussion. Articles shall be proved based on reliable sources, such as works themselves, authors and authors. The information added to Wikipedia is also provided by a trusted third party. And it is true that the most neutral point of view should be presented, but it is only a recommendation and not a necessity.

While it would be most desirable for a trusted third party to provide information in a neutral position, it was interesting that sometimes non-neutral information might be more beneficial to people. Because if various people look at information from their own perspective, those who use it can see more diverse perspectives on it. I had a lot of negative thoughts about non-neutral information, which changed my mind.

When you think more about the above interesting points, you may have the same advantages as the above. But information-vulnerable classes or those who may lack the ability to make rational judgments on their own will find it difficult to discern information. It is also easier to use externally acquired knowledge as a criterion. What kind of effort does even these people need to make to get quality information?

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