Ensuring high quality sources where needed, especially science/academic topics (narrow focus)
Fragment of a discussion from Talk:Task force/Wikipedia Quality
I concur with Slrubenstein here. His push-pull idea is interesting.
Comparing the way articles on Wikipedia are constructed with the way real (traditional) encyclopaedists work, there is a difference that leads to bias in Wikipedia content. The right way to construct an article would be:
- Consider which sources the body of the article should be based on. Try to find at least 5 of such sources (in the end, many other sources can be used as references to verify more specific statements).
- Write down and compare the structure these sources use to present the information and then decide what the structure of the article should be.
- For controversial subjects, examine what weight the >5 main sources give different views, the Wikipedia article should reflect this.
- Only then we are ready to start writing!
Instead, Wikipedia articles are often an add-what-you-like project. This way of working leads to bias and unclarity.