Wikipedia:Let the facts speak for themselves


 * Let the facts speak for themselves

Between 11 August 2003 and 6 August 2009 the following quote (and later the added editorial comment) were part of the Neutral point of view policy. It was removed after an RfC because the majority of the participants in that RfC considered that it could be misunderstood and used to exclude from a Wikipedia article opinions properly attributed to reliable sources. However, as an aid to help understand the policy it is still useful: