[WikiEN-l] FYI: A program for evaluating WP articles

[Steve Bennett]

Hi,
  Well it's certainly very interesting. I wonder how it can be gamed,
and what the consequences that would be for Wikipedia? I also note
that deletions don't seem to be covered anywhere. An author who
deletes text could be making a valuable contribution...

Steve

On 3/17/06, Geoff Burling <llywrch at rdrop.com> wrote:
> Have a look at Ray King's essay:
>
> http://www.pint2.org/index.php/Contributor_Ranking_System
>
> Although this solution is aimed more generally at sites using Wikimedia
> software, this is something I believe Ray has been talking with Jimbo
> about. I happened to be present when Ray presented this the other night,
> & a known expert suggested an excellent way to grab some of the data
> needed without causing a strain on the servers.
>
> And Ray is *very* interested in feedback. I hope he concentrates on a
> simplified version of this proposal, rather than trying to write the
> finished, with all of the bells-&-whistles version.
>
> Geoff
>
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