[WikiEN-l] extremely weak dispute resolution mechanisms
Poor, Edmund W
Edmund.W.Poor at abc.com
Mon Nov 28 15:45:15 UTC 2005
> > This can also be done by a single admin, e.g. this is mostly
> > what Linuxbeak is applying to his dear little charges - beat
> > them around the head with a cluebat until they realise he
> > means it, then gently suggest they behave with suggestions of
> > how to. It's sometimes more work than it seems like it should
> > be, but can work if the idjit is cluifiable at all.
>
> Don't be too hard on yourself, David.
>
> Peter (Skyring)
Our whole process of "dispute resolution" needs an overhaul. It's
slipped down to relativism:
We are viewing each dispute in a moral vacuum, with both parties
considered to have equal standing. This can never work.
IF one party is strongly upholding our civility or accuracy standards
(or making a plea for Neutrality on a Controversial Topic), while the
other insists on being uncivil, adding inaccurate information, or using
the article to push their point of view (POV)
THEN
* it's not a matter of two people "disputing"
* it's a matter of one party being "right" and the other party being
"wrong"
Let's change our procedures so that there's a way to enforce civility
and accuracy as key values of our community - and stamp out bias too!
Ed Poor
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