On Thu, 8 Nov 2007 20:08:33 +0000, <charles.r.matthews(a)ntlworld.com>
wrote:
> The problem being managed is creation of worthless
articles on
> worthless subjects.
So, the cause is ... you don't need a driving
licence to use the Internet? Or the open editing policy that has driven WP's success?
Both are 'causes'.
The cause is a very low bar to article creation, and very little
guidance as you create the article as to what we are actually
looking for.
I think there is some nostalgia here for the days when it was all
just fields. we now have over 2,000,000 articles, many of them not
on Pokemon. Well, some, anyway.
But I think you are misunderstanding my point. Speedy deletion
addresses a symptom, I would rather address the cause, for example
by helping those new editors who are documenting something other
than their garage band, to write something half decent.
Guy (JzG)
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