I'll make some brief remarks on the responses to my proposal.
1. Viajero suggested that it needed software changes. While some software assistance would be nice, it can all be done with the present software. The official page would be, say, [[Arafat is fat]], and the draft page would be [[Arafat is fat (draft)]] or maybe [[Arafat is fat/Draft]].
2. Nikola mentioned the partiality of the committee as an issue. There need not be a committee, that is just one possible implementation. Another is that the protagonists agree amongst themselves when some draft is better than the official page and ask a sysop to do the copy. In any case, the current system is that the page contents are decided by the most persistent fanatic, and anything has to be better than that.
3. John suggested that Wikipedia should in fact drop some issues altogether. This is actually close to the way I really feel about it. My suggestion for a process change is merely my best idea on how to avert this step. Whatever path is taken, the present system is the worst option.
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