Since we've been on the subject of validation systems, I think the way he expresses the idea of "Olympics-type grading systems that eliminate the highs and lows" sounds pretty good. Not that I find Olympic judging to be the standard we should aspire to, mind you, as the South Koreans and Canadians can tell us. But the principle of weeding out the highest and lowest percentiles of an article's ratings would help restrict the tactics of self-promoters and POV warriors if we do get such a system going.
--Michael Snow