[WikiEN-l] Interesting contest on de.wp

[Gabe Johnson]

On 6/19/07, Erik Moeller <erik at wikimedia.org> wrote:
> Perhaps something for en.wp to emulate: de.wikipedia has recently
> started a new type of writing contest where two contestants challenge
> each other to write the equivalent of a "good article" in de.wp:
>
> http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benutzer:Achim_Raschka/Spielkiste
>
> A more or less random user is selected to choose a topic to write
> about (can be anything). The contestants then can choose a specific
> article they want to start / bring to "good article" quality.
> Whoever's article is declared to be of the necessary quality first
> through the usual community review process, wins the duel. There is a
> ranking of the "players" who have won the most competitions.
>
> The game was started in June and seems to be quite popular already.
>
> --
> Toward Peace, Love & Progress:
> Erik
>



Long as it doesn't turn into a popularity contest, sounds like a good
idea. Someone be bold and start it! ~~~~

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