Forum:WT:Prose and POV- Remaining Neutral While Still Being Engaging?

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Alright, since I apparently have a bit of trouble with this, might as well request some help. A few days ago, after getting permission and spending a week on an exhaustive rewrite (only to realize I need to spend another week rewriting it again) of the Dalek article, I got a bit over-confident and submitted it for GA review. Aside from some obvious problems concerning some crossover issues (like I said, I need to spend another week rewriting it proper) and trying hard to leave the original article intact, one of the more frequent problems was my prose.

More specifically, my choice of wording which lead to some POV issues. Apparently, my prose was a bit too dramatic.

Now, some of the POV objections (well, one) I still feel is neutral as how else do you describe a harsh-sounding tone without saying "harsh"? That and Wikipedia used it too, so =P. But that's beside the point.

Any tips on writing a neutral, yet engaging prose? I'd like to get some of my articles to GA status, so knowing what is neutral and what's not would be helpful in keeping the POV neutral without totally wrecking the prose.  Trak Nar  Ramble on 02:35, 21 February 2009 (UTC)