MGM is right, and if nothing else, dispute tags will let certain
journalists know that the article they are making fun of isn't exactly
our best work.
I, as a reader, was perfectly happy reading a disputed article, and
having a knowing chuckle when I found foolish content, rather than the
outrage I felt when finding it on an undisputed page. It was one of
those untagged outrages that inspired me to edit in the first place ;)
Jack (Sam Spade)
On 11/11/05, MacGyverMagic/Mgm <macgyvermagic(a)gmail.com> wrote:
Tags that warn an article is disputed or subject to
controversy need
to be on the article page to inform the casual passerby who doesn't
think of checking the talk page. And having certain tags on the
article itself will also make the fact they need to be improved more
visible and may speed that process up.
Shouldn't we be trying to fix the articles to get rid of these tags
entirely. If we do, there'd be no discussion on where to put them.
--Mgm
On 11/10/05, steve v <vertigosteve(a)yahoo.com> wrote:
This is a summary of the criticism of the WP:ET
idea's
at
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:Editor_tags
# Template messages should be bigger! -
## Too small!
## Readers should read (and understand) them, not just
editors
### Not appropriate for NPOV / POV tags (OK for
others)
### Appears to "cover up" any disputes
### Suggests the talk page is in dispute as opposed to
the article itself.
### "They should be like a big honking stopsign to the
reader"
### "they warn readers and tell them to not read the
article."
#### "If they do, then they'll get false information."
# "Messes up categorizations"
# I dont like it!
ROFL
SV
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