[WikiEN-l] Jimbo's rejection of [[WP:ATT]]

[Rob Smith]

On 3/20/07, jf_wikipedia <jf_wikipedia at mac.com> wrote:
>
>
> On Mar 20, 2007, at 10:48 AM, Slim Virgin wrote:
>
> > The merge was popular, smooth, there were no changes to policy, and
> > ATT has quickly become a widely used page, so I'm assuming this was a
> > misunderstanding that will be sorted out soon enough.
>
>
> I am not so sure, SlimVirgin.
>
> This is what he writes. He calls ATT a "monumentally bad idea". What
> needs to be clarified is that the distintions between V, RS and OR
> not only have been maintained in WP:ATT, but their formulation
> synchronized with one another as well.
>
> -- Jossi
>
> <snip>
> ...All over the
> site are hundreds or thousands of links to these policy pages, and
> the meaning of referring someone to WP:V versus WP:RS versus WP:NOR
> are overwhelmingly important to a coherent understanding of the
> arguments people are making. ...Jimbo Wales 15:56, 20 March 2007 (UTC)
> </snip>



Jimbo's reservations are covered, as I understand it, in the merged policy.
This should actually work to improve the encyclopedia by catching weak and
faulty information and subjecting it a more rigorous test.