[WikiEN-l] Harassment sites

[charles.r.matthews at ntlworld.com]

Durova wrote

> There's a *baby with the bathwater* effect that the participants in all such
> sites should bear in mind.  I am not completely opposed to a site like
> *Wikipedia
> Review*.  Sometimes the dialog there impresses me and in at least one
> instance I have a barnstar waiting for a *WR* contributor, if he decides to
> disclose a matter openly.  What detracts enormously from their credibility
> as a critical site is how much they also serve as a forum for potshots and
> sour grapes.  And what's really sad is there are probably some people whose
> bans would have been lifted by now if they hadn't gone there.

Yes, there is evidence that trying to "centralize" critics of Wikipedia on a forum site doesn't do much to improve the standards of criticism. On the whole that is WR's problem. Only threaded discussion - another problem. Editorial policy - another problem. Tabloids are usually run for money, not influence (though not always).

Charles

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