[Wikipedia-l] Do we really need a Sifter project?

[Krzysztof P. Jasiutowicz]

On 26-07-2003, Daniel Mayer wrote thusly :
> We can use Erik's idea for adding neat features to the Brilliant prose page as 
> a start. Then that page can act as a queue for articles that Nupedia can 
> take-up and then put through a simplified Nupedia polishing process by area 
> experts. The Sifter software can be used to make this easy but it is not 
> really needed. 
> 
> But a stable distribution vetted by area experts (at the very least by people 
> with baccalaureate degrees in the subject area) /is/ a very important thing 
> for us to have. 
> 
> With such a system set-up we can start to work toward 1.0 status. 

I don't like this idea.

Quality assurance should be done by Wikipedians within Wikipedia.
It is doable and I am sure that the community can handle this issue
brilliantly.
The Sifter idea was a compromise but a better proposal than using dead
Nupedia.

Regards,
Kpjas.