|From: "Michael R. Irwin" <mri_icboise(a)surfbest.net>
|Date: Mon, 26 Aug 2002 18:38:19 -0700
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|Jens Frank wrote:
|> On Mon, Aug 26, 2002 at 01:27:56AM -0700, Daniel Mayer wrote:
|> > On Monday 26 August 2002 12:20 pm, The Cunctator wrote:
|> stick to one consistent user interface for everything.
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|Perhaps we should attempt to use meta to consolidate lengthy or
|persistent threads or topics.
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|We may need to learn some standard patterns for laying
|controversial topics in ways that present the top level
|consensus overviews and mainstream information while
|preserving the radical fringes ability to evolve their
|views anyway.
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|regards,
|Mike Irwin
I wrote up a brief and sensible outline for presenting controversial
topics a few weeks back, to precisely no reaction.
http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk%3AList_of_controversial_issues
It probably wouldn't help with Helga, but even there . . . maybe and
it would certainly work with more organized opponents.
Tom Parmenter
Ortolan88