[WikiEN-l] Reliable sources— some of these babies are ugly

[David Gerard]

On 17 May 2010 16:32, Charles Matthews <charles.r.matthews at ntlworld.com> wrote:

> I would say the point of the Fox article is the subtext: no one rules
> the WMF, ergo they would have no way to comply with legal requirements
> such as a take-down order. NB the subtle solecism "free reign" (for
> "free rein") that turns the wiki ideal on its head, and the wholely
> misleading suggestion that Jimbo could ever "assign projects" as
> man-management (other than to employees), rather than operate as a
> "low-level administrator" does, by building small teams.


I wouldn't go so far as to say it has that much point; it constructs a
plausible fictional description that would be accepted by people who
don't know how Wikipedia works.

On his SharedKnowing list, Dr Sanger notes he's just joined Wikipedia
Review and heartily recommends it to all.


- d.