On 11/22/05, John Lee <johnleemk(a)gawab.com> wrote:
This debate strikes me as being one, at its core,
about eventualism
versus immediatism. Tony is arguing that the encyclopedia will clean
itself up eventually, and that if in doubt, it's better to leave
possible CSDs alone. Sam and geni are arguing from an immediatist
perspective, that if it can't be cleaned up immediately and is of no
encyclopedic value *as it is now*, then it's best junked.
Oh nothing that simple. Eventualism gives two ways to analyise the situation:
Leveing rubish doesn't matter becuase it will improve
Deleting rubish doesn't matter becuase there will be plently more
along in five minutes.
Thus eventualism doesn't ultimately support either side.
--
geni