[WikiEN-l] [Wikinews-l] Wikipedia's 'In the news'

[agk]

<snip>Fred Bauder:

The stories included contribute to article development with active work
often occurring on the subjects of the stories, thus it is part of the
dynamics of how Wikipedia works. It would be a shame to disrupt that
dynamic.
</snip>

I would echo that. Wikipedia's "In The News" section, like "Today's Featured
Article," attracts attention to an article that would probably otherwise not
have received it; as with any Wikipedia article, reader attention does, in a
portion of cases, lead to editor attention (as the visitor discovers 'edit
this page' and explores the wiki set-up, for good or ill :-)). That Today's
Featured articles are not protected is an extension of that reasoning: pages
that receive main page exposure will almost certainly receive a useful burst
of attention (along with, as always, a burst of not-so-helpful contributions
that can only be counteracted with our editor's vigilance).

*AGK*