[Foundation-l] They do make or break reputations

[Fred Bauder]

>>> Most of us have agendas, and this is the only major outlet most of us
>>> have access to.
>
> As a sort of aside--  everyone comes with agendas, and sometimes
> people act neutrally, sometimes people act like advocates for their
> agenda.
>
> I've always wondered if we couldn't "peel off' the people who advocate
> by inviting them to participate in "Something Else"-- some designated
> "advocate/argument/debate" project.   Something by advocates for
> advocates of advocates.     Some people genuinely like to argue, and
> unfortunately, one of the best venues for argument are WP article edit
> summaries and talk pages.
>
> Right now, we only have neutral-style projects... this gives
> 'advocates' no one specific place to advocate their agendas, and this
> invites them to just 'advocate' in what should be neutral space.
>
> If we had some roped off "Advocacy and Argument zone", that _might_
> peel away the good faith people who want to make sure their point of
> view is heard, but are willing to honestly label their point of view
> as biased or non-neutral.
>
> It won't stop edit wars, but it might reduce their frequency and
> intensity.
> Alec

You can always make Wikinfo a sister project.

Fred