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Originally Posted by Pruett  Nancy1999 is right about Wikipedia being unbiased.
The situation on wikipedia got out of control when a certain member from another club erased every bit of information the BTCA, Inc. had posted. Wikipedia was informed and they went in and posted what they felt was an accurate presentation of the breed.
Wikipedia removed who they felt needed to be removed. |
I think you meant the article was biased as it was written by your club to show favoritism to what your club believes...not what every Biewer club believes.
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For Wikipedia's policy on avoiding bias, see Wikipedia:Neutral point of view.
Bias is a term used to describe a tendency or preference towards a particular perspective, ideology or result, especially when the tendency interferes with the ability to be impartial, unprejudiced, or objective.[1] The term biased is used to describe an action, judgment, or other outcome influenced by a prejudged perspective. It is also used to refer to a person or body of people whose actions or judgments exhibit bias. In this context, the term "biased" is often used as a pejorative.
unbiased - Definition from the Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
un•bi•ased
Pronunciation:
\ˌən-ˈbī-əst\
Function:
adjective
Date:
1607
1: free from bias ; especially : free from all prejudice and favoritism : eminently fair <an unbiased opinion>2: having an expected value equal to a population parameter being estimated <an unbiased estimate of the population mean>
synonyms see FAIR
— un•bi•ased•ness \-əs(t)-nəs\ noun
un•bi•ased
Pronunciation:
\ˌən-ˈbī-əst\
Function:
adjective
Date:
1607
1: free from bias ; especially :
free from all prejudice and favoritism : eminently fair <an unbiased opinion>2: having an expected value equal to a population parameter being estimated <an unbiased estimate of the population mean>
synonyms see FAIR
— un•bi•ased•ness \-əs(t)-nəs\ noun
un⋅bi⋅ased
ʌnˈbaɪ əstShow Spelled Pronunciation [uhn-bahy-uh st] Show IPA Pronunciation
–adjective
not biased or prejudiced; fair; impartial.
Also, especially British, un⋅bi⋅assed.
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Origin:
1600–10; UN- 1 + BIASED
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