Re: [flalug] Dvorak - "Eventually, wikis will go downhill."

From: smitty (asmitty@hotpop.com)
Date: Sun Jul 17 2005 - 13:10:02 EDT


I have been a wikipedia editor for almost 6 months and the process does work.
It is not a smooth process. It is subject to vandalism and factional battles,
but reason eventually does prevail. Whoever wrote that article does not know
what he is talking about.
Smitty

Khepri wrote:
> http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1895,1835857,00.asp
>
> Trash, criticize, bash (no pun intended)...
>
> And then trumps himself.
>
> "None of these mechanisms could actually work without someone breaking
> the rules and moderating the processes. This is called editing, and you
> just cannot avoid it."
>
> Which is why Wikipedia will always work. Review process.



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