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