On 6/20/06, The Cunctator cunctator@gmail.com wrote:
On 6/20/06, Jimmy Wales jwales@wikia.com wrote:
But, yes, it is absolutely not possible for me to claim credit for semi-protection. It is a brilliant innovation that allows us to be more open than before, when we only had the tool of protection. But it is not my innovation, and I do not know who first thought of it.
A quick note that might clear up some confusion on my part: what do you mean by "more open" here? What's the metric?
He means that disputed articles that would have had to have been fully protected, can now be semiprotected. That way more people (not just admins) can edit the article, while potentially culling the problem. Correct me if I'm wrong. --LV