[WikiEN-l] Wired: Wikipedia to Color Code Untrustworthy Text

[Emily Monroe]

> Yes, competition is a good motivator, but that is only useful if it  
> is motivating people to do something desirable. We don't actually  
> want people to try and avoid being reverted - WP:BOLD is still  
> widely accepted as a good guideline, isn't it?

Well, that's what I'm worried about, mostly.

Emily
On Aug 30, 2009, at 9:28 PM, Thomas Dalton wrote:

> 2009/8/31 Brian <Brian.Mingus at colorado.edu>:
>> I would also point out that competition can be a very healthy thing  
>> and it
>> could very well be a motivating tool. Assuming an algorithm that is
>> difficult to game editors might well be very interested in  
>> improving their
>> reputation scores. It could even give some credibility to the  
>> encyclopedia.
>
> Yes, competition is a good motivator, but that is only useful if it is
> motivating people to do something desirable. We don't actually want
> people to try and avoid being reverted - WP:BOLD is still widely
> accepted as a good guideline, isn't it?
>
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