On 23 April 2010 17:33, Marc Riddell <michaeldavid86(a)comcast.net> wrote:
Fred, I will not present further to my remarks to
Charles - they stand as
stated. But this website's defensive attitude and approach to serious
academics is well known. And that attitude goes back to its roots.
It's evident, however, that Citizendium's alternative approach has
been a resounding failure, whereas Wikipedia wouldn't be a top 10 site
if it wasn't actually useful to people.
So the question becomes: how to get more expert oversight in?
That said, any hypothesis claiming Wikipedia is fundamentally
expert-hostile needs to account for the fact of the startling
quantities of experts actually here and contributing. You can hardly
move on Wikipedia without bumping into someone with a doctorate.
- d.