Jimbo, it really isn't easy, for the reason I've explained to Bjorn in my last two e-mails. Often, editors feel they don't know enough about a subject to intervene, or they simply don't want to because they have their own watchlist to look out for. Or maybe a citation has been offered, but it's a terrible one, yet other editors don't see that because they don't know the area.
That's why I thought it would be a good idea to form a team of people who are experienced in telling the difference between a decent reference and a lousy one; and who have a thorough understanding of Wikipedia's cite sources, no original research, and NPOV policies/guidelines.
Slim
On Wed, 19 Jan 2005 02:22:30 -0800, Jimmy (Jimbo) Wales jwales@wikia.com wrote:
slimvirgin@gmail.com wrote:
Maybe it would be a good idea to form a team of "no original research" checkers who have the right to violate 3RR, and on whom any editor could call for help in the case of a revert war triggered by an editor adding unreferenced claims.
This strikes me as unnecessary. At any given time of the day or night there are more than 130 people in #wikipedia. Just go there and ask around for help, it's easy to find people to help.
--Jimbo