[WikiEN-l] "How the Professor Who Fooled Wikipedia Got Caught by Reddit", _The Atlantic_

[Anthony]

On Sun, May 20, 2012 at 7:47 PM, David Levy <lifeisunfair at gmail.com> wrote:
> Anthony wrote:
>> Removing 100 random external links?  For a few weeks?  Then adding
>> back the ones that deserve to be added back?
>
> Where and when did Gwern specify a time frame and indicate that the
> appropriate links would be restored?

If this is done, then does it cease to be vandalism?

Where did you ask Gwern about this?

>> Okay, I'm imagining it....  Sounds like something that would
>> improve the encyclopedia.
>
> Again, what if hundreds or thousands of users, whose methodologies are
> undiscussed and potentially flawed, were to take it upon themselves to
> conduct such "experiments" without consultation or approval?  That's
> the hypothetical scenario to which I referred.

Yes, I know.

>> [rolls eyes]
>
> That's unconstructive.

I disagree.