Maybe a simple link at the bottom of a page saying "Authors of this Article" with their contributions next to their names, somewhat like the differences function we have already? And in the user page, user contributions with percentage of articles contributed by that person (say an article on "Middle English" contributed 78% by UserAlpha, and 10% by UserBeta, and other percentages for other users). Just an idea.
James
-----Original Message----- From: wikipedia-l-bounces@Wikimedia.org [mailto:wikipedia-l-bounces@Wikimedia.org] On Behalf Of NSK Sent: Tuesday, January 04, 2005 12:50 PM To: wikipedia-l@Wikimedia.org Subject: Re: [Wikipedia-l] A Solution to Larry Sanger's Criticisms - ProjectHas Been Around For A While
On Tuesday 04 January 2005 06:40, Shaun MacPherson wrote:
I think the easiest way to make Wikipedia more credible is with a Fact and Reference Project
It sounds like a good idea.
But it's not enough: You should also limit somehow the anon contributions and employ maintainers for each article (this is what I do on most of my projects). The names (full names) of the authors and maintainers must be visible in the article, together with 1 or 2-line short bios demonstrating their expertise (degrees or work experience), as well as a References section (which should be long - very long).
See my policy here:
http://nerdypc.wikinerds.org/index.php/Help:Editing_process