[Foundation-l] They do make or break reputations

[Peter Coombe]

On 11 July 2011 04:26, Fred Bauder <fredbaud at fairpoint.net> wrote:
>>>> 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
>
>

See also http://opinion.wikia.com/wiki/Main_Page. Not sure if there
are other projects in a similar vein.

Pete / the wub