True, but much preferable to endless wack a mole.
Fred
On May 25, 2006, at 8:56 AM, The Cunctator wrote:
Redvers and Jimbo made the claim that
"Restrictions on editing -
specifically the ability to prevent an article from being edited -
have
always existed and have always been used. Semi-protection actually
*increased* the number of people able to edit, by doing away with
the need
to completely lock many articles."
So far as I remember, during the UseModWiki days there were no
restrictions
on editing for a good while. Only after extended debate did Larry
lock the
front page.
I believe it is false to claim that restrictions on editing have
always been
used.
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