[WikiEN-l] unintended consequences

[Anthony]

On 5/29/07, David Mestel <david.mestel at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Here's an idea: why not noindex BLPs while they're being considered on
> AfD.
> We get the best of both worlds, since as the article isn't the number one
> ghit, there's no need to speedy non-outrageous articles.  I guess we'd
> also
> need to noindex the AfDs themselves.


What would be the purpose of noindexing the article which isn't better
solved by judicious application of WP:BLP?  I thought the whole argument for
noindexing was that these articles might get vandalized and not noticed.
But an article which is currently being discussed on AfD should have plenty
of eyeballs on it.

Anthony

On 27/05/07, Anthony <wikimail at inbox.org> wrote:
> >
> > On 5/27/07, Ray Saintonge <saintonge at telus.net> wrote:
> > >
> > > Andrew Gray wrote:
> > >
> > > >On 27/05/07, Ray Saintonge <saintonge at telus.net> wrote:
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >>>That wouldn't really solve the problem at all - it's quite possible
> > to
> > > >>>have a stable-but-crap article. "Stable" only really means "pretty
> > > >>>likely it doesn't say Joe is Gay anywhere"...
> > > >>>
> > > >>>
> > > >>If you apply that limitation to stable versions you are
> right.  Stable
> > > >>versioning, however, should be developed to the point where it can
> do
> > a
> > > >>lot more.
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > > >Mmmm.... then we're really talking reviewed versions, or finalised
> > > >versions, or revision rating structures, or something like that.
> > > >
> > > Yes, whatever we choose to call it.
> >
> >
> > [[Silver bullet]]s, maybe?
> > _______________________________________________
> > WikiEN-l mailing list
> > WikiEN-l at lists.wikimedia.org
> > To unsubscribe from this mailing list, visit:
> > http://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikien-l
> >
>
>
>
> --
> David
> _______________________________________________
> WikiEN-l mailing list
> WikiEN-l at lists.wikimedia.org
> To unsubscribe from this mailing list, visit:
> http://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikien-l
>