Jimmy Wales wrote:
In my opinion, there was no need to *protect* that
particular article in
that particular case. Assume Good Faith as we work out the kinks in the
process. :)
I guess I'm unsure what the process *is*. I've only ever encountered
the process in the form of unilateral decrees: "This article is
protected by order of the Wikimedia Foundation; don't touch!"
If it's supposed to be a softer process, why is it even a "process" at
all? There are numerous ways in which incorrect or biased information
can be brought to the attention of editors to be fixed. The preferred
method is to post a message on the talk page, or just be bold and edit
the article yourself. For people not that adventurous who want to call
up the Foundation and complain by phone instead, whoever answers the
phone can pass along those complaints by posting a message on the talk
page of the article: "Harry Reid's office called us up and has issues
with the following sections/information: [x], [y], [z]; it would be
great if someone could fix this ASAP".
-Mark