Our Wikipedia article describes us as ‘controversial’ in the opening line. Who can fix that?
Loaded language in the lead is addressed through Talk-page discussion citing NPOV. A neutral alternative is proposed, supported by reliable sources, and the community evaluates the change.
When a Wikipedia article describes a company as ‘controversial,’ ’embattled,’ ‘troubled,’ or similar in the opening sentence, the issue is almost always an NPOV problem and almost always fixable. The first sentence of a Wikipedia article should describe what the subject is in neutral terms, not how observers feel about it. Loaded language in the lead is one of the clearest NPOV violations because it sets the tone of the entire article before any sourced detail. The remedy runs through the Talk page. We post an edit request that identifies the loaded language, cites NPOV, and proposes a neutral alternative supported by reliable sources. The proposed wording should be specific (what should the sentence say instead), demonstrably accurate (the sources support it), and properly neutral (it describes rather than characterizes). Uninvolved community editors then evaluate the request on its merits. Done well, this kind of request typically gets implemented because the community broadly supports NPOV; it does not require an argument with anyone.
Last reviewed: 19/05/2026