[WikiEN-l] Porchesia

[Carl Peterson]

Either one is easy for a determined hoaxer to circumvent. If the only
requirement is an external link, ISBN, ref, etc., the hoaxer can just insert
such a link.

Carl

On 10/3/06, Jake Waskett <jake at waskett.org> wrote:
>
> What's troubling is that, for ten months, Wikipedia not only asserted
> that an island exists, but had an article documenting 'facts' about it.
>
> That can't have a positive impact on our credibility. (Actually, it may
> be that nobody knows, but the fact that they *could* is a problem that,
> in my humble opinion, we need to take seriously.)
>
> In keeping with tradition, I'd like to propose a technical solution that
> everyone can ignore. ;-)
>
> Suggestion: Automatically insert a suitable template into new/unsourced
> text. I'd propose something similar to {{not verified}}.
>
> Model 1: Have the Wiki automatically insert this template into text of a
> new article in the main namespace.
>
> Model 2: Have the Wiki automatically subst this template into the
> beginning of all articles in the main namespace *unless* the article
> contains at least one ISBN/external link/<ref>/etc.
>
> There are pros and cons to each. Model 1 is easy for a determined hoaxer
> to circumvent. Model 2 is trickier to implement, requiring either two
> passes or a flag to maintain, but more robust. It would also have the
> benefit (some might say drawback) of drawing attention to a lot of
> *currently* unsourced articles.
>
> Food for thought, anyway.
>
> Jake
>
> On Tue, 2006-10-03 at 08:43 -0400, Carl Peterson wrote:
> > On 10/2/06, Ray Saintonge <saintonge at telus.net> wrote:
> > >
> > > daniwo59 at aol.com wrote:
> > >
> > > The population statistics, making it Lebanon's third largest city, and
> > > the claim that the population almost tripled since 1982 makes me
> wonder
> > > how much of that population can be attributed to elephants. :-)
> >
> >
> > Wikiality in action, I tell you. Because Wikipedia (or at least one
> > Wikipedian) says it exists, it must exist. We can thank Colbert for
> giving
> > us the power to create whole islands (and a population of 300,000) just
> > because one of us wants it to exist. Now, by deleting the article, we
> have
> > doomed all these 300,000 people to death as the island resubmerges. :-)
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