90210pedia:Neutral point of view
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Welcome to 90210pedia. The following is a document of official policy regarding conduct that should be adhered to during our mission to become the most comprehensive and credible guide to the Beverly Hills, 90210 continuity.
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Neutral point of view
All content in 90210pedia must be written and arranged from a neutral point of view—free from personal opinion and personal bias.
It is particularly important to remember this when making edits that surround a favorite character, couple, or story—and likewise, when making edits that surround any matter one is less than fond of. While it is perfectly fine to chronicle any of these regardless of one's personal stance, they must be chronicled in an entirely factual and neutral manner.
Note also that videos dedicated to pairings or triangles of any sort are not to be embeded in 90210pedia.
For further details on the neutrality policy, please refer to the following.
The matter of personal opinion
What To Write
"They met on several occasions, eventually growing closer."
What Not To Write
"They met on several occasions, as though destiny was drawing them to one another, eventually growing closer."
The second sentence contains personal opinion, which makes it inappropriate for inclusion within an article. Even if opinions such as these can be considered valid, 90210pedia is an improper place to express them. In general, it is best to forget one's likes or dislikes during the span of time that one is writing or editing. Furthermore, it is proper to avoid terms such as likeable, unlikeable, fortunately, unfortunately, and all their variants when composing articles.
The matter of bias
As you progress in your journey to help make 90210pedia the most comprehensive and credible guide to the Beverly Hills, 90210 continuity, there may come a time when you're tasked with chronicling, say, the point at which a favorite couple had broken up.
What To Write
"Break up"
What Not To Write
"The end of true love"
You could also be chronicling a point at which a couple you didn't care for had broken up.
What To Write
"Break up"
What Not To Write
"The couple crumbles"
Of course, the above examples merely sum up the basic idea of our anti-bias policy—you don't literally have to write anything as simple as "break up" when making a heading or completing a sentence. Actually, details are very much welcome. Editors are required, however, to stay entirely factual when describing an event or a character, to leave out flowery or coarse language, and to avoid inserting personal bias into edits.
It is important to note that articles should remain balanced. Factual content should not be added or removed in order to give it more or less prominence than other factual content.
Also, when listing cast members of any series in the Beverly Hills, 90210 continuity, we list according to the official cast billing, as it existed from the show's beginning (with any new actors listed after). This is the procedure whether documenting a main cast or—in the case of the fourth series, 90210—an additional guest cast.
What To Write
Jason Priestley
Shannen Doherty
Jennie Garth
Ian Ziering
What Not To Write
Ian Ziering
Jason Priestley
Shannen Doherty
Jennie Garth
The second example is what an Ian Ziering/Steve Sanders fan might feel tempted to include, but, as most viewers of Beverly Hills, 90210 would know, Mr. Priestley had top billing from the beginning, up until his departure in Season 9.
It is of primary importance that all editors honor the neutrality policy while we document the many persons and happenings that compose the continuity.
