[WikiEN-l] Viability of the open model

[Mark Richards]

My point is that we are seriously considering the
viability of the "open" model. That bothers me a lot.
Mark

--- Viajero <viajero at quilombo.nl> wrote:
> On 06/17/04  at 12:56 PM, Mark Richards
> <marich712000 at yahoo.com> said:
> 
> > Why don't we adopt a methodology more like
> Britanica?
> > We could choose editors, who would be accountable
> to
> > us, then they could write articles that we'd be
> > pleased with, and we could control the final
> version?
> 
> > Oh, I remember, because this is a WIKI!
> 
> Your point? Wikipedia has demonstrated that,
> quantitavely, it is a viable alternative to
> Britannica but qualitatively it is a *long way* from
> being its superior. The same goes for Encarta. A
> certain modesty would be appropriate I would have
> thought, particularly in view of the ongoing
> problems with we have trolls, vandals, POV-pushers,
> and all-round morons, which, in my mind, seriously
> brings into question the viability of the "open"
> model as it is currently implemented...
> 
> 
> V.
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