On 11/22/05, John Lee johnleemk@gawab.com wrote:
This debate strikes me as being one, at its core, about eventualism versus immediatism. Tony is arguing that the encyclopedia will clean itself up eventually, and that if in doubt, it's better to leave possible CSDs alone. Sam and geni are arguing from an immediatist perspective, that if it can't be cleaned up immediately and is of no encyclopedic value *as it is now*, then it's best junked.
Oh nothing that simple. Eventualism gives two ways to analyise the situation: Leveing rubish doesn't matter becuase it will improve Deleting rubish doesn't matter becuase there will be plently more along in five minutes.
Thus eventualism doesn't ultimately support either side.
-- geni