Joseph Odegbami

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Dear Joseph Odegbami: Welcome to Wikipedia!

In answer to your question in the talk page for the article on Woodrow Wilson, editors are not strictly speaking "vetted" at Wikipedia, and they don't need to be vetted. And, to your question (what action is taken to prevent "biased" editing?), the answer is that Wikipedia has a set of rules and guidelines, which are enforced by Wikipedia editors. Among the most important of these are:

Verifiability WP:V;

Neutral Point of View WP:NPOV;

No Original Research WP:NOR.

I understand that you are new to Wikipedia, but you should understand that in general, editor bias in and of itself is not a valid ground for objection, just as bias in a source material (that otherwise complies with Wikipedia rules and guidelines) is not a valid ground for objection. Sources are often biased, and editors are allowed to be biased. Indeed, there is no valid reason to eliminate bias in source materials, and no effective way to eliminate bias in people who edit Wikipedia. What is most important is the substance of the edit itself, and not so much the bias of the editor making that edit. Instead of attacking another editor (which is a violation of the rules here), please focus on the content of the edits.

Note: There is such a thing as a conflict of interest for a given editor (WP:COI), where potential editor bias may be something to consider, but that is a separate issue. Famspear (talk) 19:03, 19 March 2015 (UTC)