On 10/27/05, Alphax alphasigmax@gmail.com wrote:
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I am purposefully breaking the thread here:
Ryan Delaney wrote:
geni wrote:
Do you really want deletion in the hands of these people? Other than a mild interest in which of our edit warriors would come out on top I can see nothing posertive about this aproach.
It sounds to me like you just don't believe in the idea of a Wiki in general. I could make the exact same argument against letting anyone edit the article; the more persistent edit warrior always wins, so what's the point? If that's your view, we can't even have a discussion about this. But it makes me wonder why you are involved with Wikipedia at all. :\
I've said it before, I'll say it again:
Wikipedia is an encyclopedia.
Wikipedia being a wiki is a means to an end, NOT the other way around.
Wikipedia is also a wiki. And while wiki might be merely a means to an end, it is the means that was adopted by Wikipedia. It also seems to work a lot better than the alternatives, at least for the type of budget Wikipedia has. You might have some other ideas how to create an encyclopedia, but I think you'll have a tough time convincing others in the project to adopt them. Do you believe in the idea of a Wiki in general? If not, why *do* you bother participating in Wikipedia, which is clearly a wiki and is going to continue to be so as long as Wikipedia still exists.