Jimmy Wales wrote:
In the case in hand, we have "Bill Gates" and "Jane Fonda" -- they are similar in that they are both living famous Americans who are controversial. The problems with the articles are similar in that the problem isn't so much bias or lack of factual accuracy, as it is bad writing.
Are the biographies of other living famous Americans who are controversial similarly godawful?
That makes sense. One other thing I'd find interesting but sadly don't have the time to check right now is whether there are better versions in the history. That is, are such articles consistently bad, or are they just very unstable so at any given moment they're likely to be bad even though good versions exist?
-Mark