[WikiEN-l] Linking Dates

[Zoney]

2008/10/18 David Goodman <dgoodmanny at gmail.com>

> Changing a previously widely accepted standard should take much wider
> discussion than this has received, and over a longer period of time.
> It's very easy at Wikipedia for a few people to move in fast and get
> something changed; the test is whether it hold up under subsequent
> scrutiny. And even actual consent ahead of time may change quite
> rapidly once people truly see the implications on a large scale in the
> encyclopedia.
>
>
Just the usual problems with any decision making at Wikipedia. The paradigm
is inherently flawed, and the word consensus is completely abused and given
a non-standard definition at Wikipedia.

Most decisions made on Wikipedia are *not* by consensus, according to the
proper definition.

Usually a majority of discussion participants, or a dedicated group of
individuals, get their way just through force, persuasiveness, bullying and
wikilawyering. There are even hinderances to broadening discussion, you
might be "canvassing".

Zoney

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