[WikiEN-l] Semi-solid evidence that process is in fact dangerous to Wikipedia

[David Gerard]

On 05/09/06, MacGyverMagic/Mgm <macgyvermagic at gmail.com> wrote:
> On 9/4/06, David Gerard <dgerard at gmail.com> wrote:

> > This means that if we want the content to grow and be *good*, we need
> > to be more newbie-friendly.
> > This is also a BIG stick to use on Byzantine overengineered processes
> > and policy. Excessive process is actively newbie-hostile.

> You can't expect a site the size of Wikipedia to run without a serious
> amount of policy.


No, which is why process is important.


> If we stop adding policies things like living person bios would have
> degenerated into flame wars with no way out.


It's a good thing AFD has never done that. Oh, wait.


> Newbies do face a steeper
> learning curve, but in the end it is best for Wikipedia and it is the
> project rather than the newbies we should care about. -


The point of this is some indication that if we don't explicitly care
about the newbies then it will in fact be damaging to the project.
Please read the thread.


- d.