[WikiEN-l] let's be honest then

[MacGyverMagic/Mgm]

On 3/31/07, Anthony <wikilegal at inbox.org> wrote:
>
> On 3/31/07, Phil Sandifer <Snowspinner at gmail.com> wrote:
> > The biggest problem is not unsourced information - it's false
> > information. It's appallingly libelous shit that anyone who looked at
> > the article would see if only people looked at the article.
>
> Acutally, the biggest problem is the appallingly libelous shit that
> someone who looked at the article would think was true.
>
> Obviously false statements look bad, but really aren't harmful except
> from a PR standpoint.  As I understand it false statements aren't even
> considered libelous if no one in their right mind would believe them.
>
> In that sense, sourcing requirements *will* help, and they *will*
> increase the number of eyeballs on articles, because a sourced
> statement is faster and easier to check than an unsourced one.  A rule
> alone might not suddenly increase the number of eyeballs, but a rule
> that's enforced would certainly make the eyeballs more effective.
>
> Stable versions could probably help too, if implemented properly.
>
> Anthony
>
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Yes, I'm desperately waiting for stable versions and we should also find
some way to ensure each newly created article gets an extra set of eyeballs
in case the creator leaves. Bot work?

Mgm