On 19/11/06, Steve Bennett stevagewp@gmail.com wrote:
- Put a big "Does this article need fixing?" link in a prominent
place on each article (perhaps only for logged-out users or newbies?) 2) Upon clicking it, present a list of common problems: Plagiarism, factual error, duplicate article, incorrect name for article, missing information... 3) Explain that the user can edit it themselves *if they're interested*, or make it *very* easy for them to report the problem so more experienced Wikipedians can fix it. "So fix it" is a fine response from one oldbie to another - but not to a newbie.
I've toyed in the past with the idea of a big red "there is a problem" button, which would spawn a window where they could leave a comment (if desired) and cause the page to be be flagged somewhere or other for attention - possibly via an OTRS-like system.
This is a similar idea, and I think it's worth trying out.