[WikiEN-l] 100, 000 FAs as an achievable goal with a plan (was Contest and quality)

[Matt Brown]

On 9/12/06, David Gerard <dgerard at gmail.com> wrote:
> I think the concept of a core area of coverage is valid. The FA
> process clearly doesn't work for this so far - out of a thousand
> articles, most are weird specialist things.

That's because it's easier to get FA status with that kind of article.
 Comprehensiveness is easier.  There's likely to be only one major
editor on the article, with no controversy.  FAC regulars are likely
to have less ability to stick their oar in since they're not a
specialist on the subject in question.

In general, FAC isn't the way to go (without a repointing of mission)
because FAC is trying to identify exceptional articles, not raise
article quality overall.  IOW, if the overall quality of the
encyclopedia increases, it's likely that FAC will become even pickier
so that their criteria only pass the same proportion.

-Matt