On 6/20/07, Anthony wikimail@inbox.org wrote:
On 6/20/07, Skander - shinywater@gmail.com wrote:
How does the de.wiki deal with WP:OWN issues that are likely to arise as
a
result of these contests?
What exactly is the WP:OWN issue? I assume the articles are still free for anyone to edit during the contest.
I would think you're right, and, IMO, the issue of people THINKING they own the article wouldn't be any greater than people thinking they own any article they decide they're improving to FA/GA status. People do think that now, but it's not really a huge problem, they just need to be told they're violating WP:OWN and generally that solves the problem. The same could be done in this contest, as long as the contest rules had a bit about allowing others to edit. Then again, we currently have people who demand that articles they often edit be semiprotected so the "vandals" (often good faith IP users who aren't familiar with our policies) can't edit it, and they could be a slight problem (as they are now).
Rory