[WikiEN-l] "So fix it." "The next day someone will fix it back."

[MacGyverMagic/Mgm]

On 4/1/07, doc <doc.wikipedia at ntlworld.com> wrote:
>
> Maybe that is just what wikipedia is. We have a great system that can
> produce great articles in fairly uncontroversial subjects, or at its
> best controversial ones where there is a large group of people with a
> cross-section of views interested. But we are crap at low-notability
> controversial subjects, and particularly bios. Maybe trying to change
> policies to correct that systemic fact is misguided.
>
> However, the conclusion to that may well be to say that *if open,
> inclusive, wikis can't do this type of thing, then we should stop
> trying*......Maybe we need a different type of project to do
> low-notability bios, one that is willing to say - *where we can't have a
> decent fair bio, we should have no bio at all*.
>
> Should we stop trying to be anything other than a wiki - but now accept
> the limits of that method.
>
> Doc


Notability is fairly objective, but the degree of notability is as
subjective as it gets. Determining what is low-notability is not feasible.
Also, this plan would mean you're giving in to vandals and POV pushers. Just
because people are causing problems, doesn't mean we should get rid (delete)
or shun such articles to the side. We should somehow handle the people
causing the problems. There's plenty of bios you would consider
low-notability that aren't causing any problems and they would be collateral
victims if they were treated as problem material.

Mgm