On Thu, 8 Nov 2007 17:46:01 +0000, <charles.r.matthews(a)ntlworld.com>
wrote:
> When did you last go to [[CAT:CSD]]? Even a 1%
error rate will
> amount to tens of articles every day, and I don't think 1% is an
> unacceptably high error rate (or rather, shooting for less is
> probably unfeasible, given the rate of pay).
No one is arguing for an error-free system. The first
question is, and clear from this thread, do we all agree on what is an "error"?
You know, operation was successful, patient died.
No, I don't think we'll ever agree on what constitutes an error in
every case, any more than we will ever all agree on what constitutes
a notable subject, but we will mostly agree on some errors, and
mostly agree on some non-errors.
> We have deleted over 5,000 articles in the last 24
hours. That
> included an article on a "six foot tall single-celled organism,
> 'nuff said" and "your single source for all things mountain bike".
Fine. Neither sounds like a major Pakistani politician
to me.
Oh indeed. And actually, simply being rather incomprehensible is
often an indication of a good-faith user. However, when the rate of
deletions runs at thousands per day, with most being completely
uncontroversial, there is a tendency of CSD regulars to become
hardened (which is why I don't go there often). This applies even
more to newpage patrollers.
Both are "busy work" which appeals to converts. The temptation is
always to try and clear the category.
> Are you sure you are not being perhaps a little
nostalgic here? The
> simple fact is, very large numbers of worthless articles are created
> and deleted daily, and slowing down the removal of those will likely
> have an exponential impact.
Well, then, there is a "shoot on sight"
policy de facto, and so there is a problem.
Yes, and the problem is the overwhelming volume of vanity spam and
outright nonsense we get. You have a good idea on how to solve
that? I'd love to hear one.
The "new article wizard" in development has some potential here, I
think.
Guy (JzG)
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