"Deathphoenix" wrote
I've only been on the mailing list a short time, but it's sure opening my eyes to the community and its concerns.
Remember a few things. For every problematic article on the English Wikipedia, there are around 1000 being developed in relative harmony. For every community member who brings serious concerns here, there must be at least ten very active editors who meet little difficulty beyond random vandals and a few problems with newbies or ill-informed postings. For every security and quality-assurance measure WP currently takes, there are several it could take, but doesn't deign to.
I would say that the current size of wikien means the entryists have left it far too late to try to swamp the community. This might have worked two years ago, or caused the barriers to come down. That is, enforcement is currently quite low key, but that's a sign of confidence. Edits can be reverted, pages protected, lowlifes summarily banned. I don't doubt they would be, in any serious attempt at subverting what we do. At the moment Wikipedia is open for business, 24/7, and we don't circle the wagons in the face of mere paper threats.
Charles