[WikiEN-l] About the reliability of the Wikipedia process andcontent
Charles Matthews
charles.r.matthews at ntlworld.com
Wed Nov 17 22:21:40 UTC 2004
Mav wrote
> Scale issues are very important so we must develop ways to to quickly
review
> content.
I say 'thanks but no thanks' to review boards. They have impressive
support, so I should present an argument.
At present I write about 50% in an area where I have 11 years post-doctoral
experience, and 50% in another where I last took an exam at age 13. In the
first I should expect to be 'reviewing' others' contributions; in the second
I'm not confident in anything I can't fact-check in several sources.
So, where I can put my finger on my unease, is that I can see a case where,
if pressed to review an article some months ago, I would have said
'sub-standard'. Clearly a term paper, wierd notation, author not quite on
top of it. The problem is, it took me half a year of having it on my
conscience to realise that I did know enough to rescue it, and get the point
straight. And I think the wiki process shows up well, there; it has done
little harm, and, with all due modesty, if I wasn't already familiar with
the point, it pushes the envelope on the WP coverage.
Charles
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