[WikiEN-l] Wikipedia broken

[Steve Block]

David Alexander Russell wrote:
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> So you basically want a group of admins with no experience in editing
> the article concerned to vote-stack any content disputes?
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> RFC generates plenty of interest, the problem is that it has no 'teeth'
> - - there is nothing to stop the party who 'loses' an RFC from ignoring
> its conclusions.

No, I think what's being asked for is a group of people who will apply 
policy in a neutral way.  The votes are already stacked, that's the 
purpose of having policy; policy is the vote stacking tool, not the 
group of editors. RFC provides no comment, at least not at articles I've 
listed on it.  Actually, if I'm honest, I'm finding more and more that 
Wikipedia is imply broken.  We've got clear guidance at [[WP:RS]] that 
message boards aren't acceptable sources, and yet we've got thousands of 
articles that are relying on just that.  Either we need to rewrite our 
policies and have an anything goes policy, or we need to get a lot 
tougher in enforcing the key policies.

Steve block


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