Wikipediatyylinen

Wikipediatyylinen is Finnish for "Wikipedia style" and is used to describe text that imitates the editorial approach and presentation of Wikipedia articles. It denotes prose that aims to be neutral, comprehensive, and verifiable, with information drawn from reliable sources and presented without original research or overt promotion.

Core characteristics include neutral point of view, encyclopedic tone, third-person perspective, concise leads, clear structure, and explicit citations. Writers favor summarization over persuasive argument, rely on widely accepted facts, and use sources to support statements. In Finnish usage, it often implies cross-referencing terms to other articles and maintaining consistency with general style guidelines such as those in the Wikipedia Manual of Style.

Context: The term appears in journalism, academic writing, and media criticism to indicate a text is written to resemble the neutral, citation-backed style of Wikipedia rather than a typical column or essay.

Benefits include clarity, reliability, and ease of verification. Limitations include potential dryness, over-reliance on available sources, and risk of false balance if sources are not carefully selected.

See also: Neutral point of view; Wikipedia Manual of Style; Verifiability; No original research.