--- JAY JG jayjg@hotmail.com wrote:
From: Zephram Stark zephramstark@yahoo.com
The only significant source of contention at
Wikipedia is when people try
to unduly influence articles.
Exactly.
Yet, it is possible to create a system where unduly
influencing articles
cannot be achieved.
But how can this benefit you? If such a system actually worked, you'd be completely unable to edit. Oh wait, we must already have such a system, because you are effectively unable to edit now.
if we are willing to let our influence be based on
the quality of our edits
We are; that's why you have absolutely no influence.
Jay.
You know, Ill admit there is a certain ambiguity when we talk about "IAR" as a "stick of dynamite, and as a valve to allow "decent wikipedians" (our clique) to trump "trolls, vandals" (undesirables, etc.).
To my mind there is less ambiguity when a recent appointee to WP:AC forgets to mind WP:DBAD.
SV
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