Nickkeefs
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re: Alex Ovechkin edit
Hi Nickkeefs. I removed the statements because they were written in an editorializing tone. As a rule, we try to avoid flowery praise of subjects as it often fails to conform to an encyclopedic and neutral point of view. Cheers! Resolute 23:13, 18 June 2014 (UTC)
- thanks for clearing that up but on the Wayne Gretzky page, Gretzky is referred to as one of the greatest players to ever play hockey. I know he is one of the best but the statement is no where near neutral. These statements are also present on the Jormir Jagr and Mario Lemieux pages
- "Neutral" in that we (the Wikipedia community collectively) do not use our own voice to make such claims. Gretzky and Lemieux especially are widely considered in reliable sources to be two of - if not the two - greatest players in history. We do reflect what those sources say, and we have cited those claims in the article body. Thanks, Resolute 13:22, 19 June 2014 (UTC)