On 3/31/07, Anthony wikilegal@inbox.org wrote:
Stable versions could probably help too, if implemented properly.
Since stable versions finally actually seem to be just around the corner, with a live alpha version running on the developer's test wiki, we should probably start talking about what "implemented properly" will mean. If I understand the technical parts correctly, it will enable a pretty open-ended version flagging system, so that article versions can be flagged (by editors with the appropriate permissions) "non-vandalized", "checked for accuracy", and whatever other levels of certification we want to create. The decision of which is the minimum display level (what non-editors see) can (I think) be set on a per-article basis. So it would make sense to have a higher bar than just "non-vandalized" for all biographies of living people.
The questions are, what should that bar be?, and how big a portion of the editor pool should have the ability to so certify articles?. The easy way would be to pick some edit count and time requirement (500 edits, 3 months?); otherwise, we would have to create some kind of "clueful editor" status aside from admin.
-Sage