[WikiEN-l] Wikipedia Leadership (was NY Times article on gender gap in Wikipedia contributors}

[Fred Bauder]

>
> That's a valid and subtle point. It's compounded by the fact that the
> more
> heavyweight sources tend to be more restrained in their tone, and the
> more
> lightweight sources, more shrill and emotive.
>
> NPOV as presently defined does not help us there: we are duty-bound to
> reflect the shrill voices in their shrillness, and the authoritative
> sources
> in their restraint.
>
> I don't see this changing unless we can see our way clear to assigning
> more
> weight to authoritative sources, instead of the simple dichotomy of "not
> reliable"/"reliable", where everything on the "reliable" side is given
> equal weight, regardless of whether it is a gossip site or an
> authoritative
> scholarly biography.
>
> Andreas

No one is "obligated" to edit in a foolish way. Editorial judgment means
use your OWN best judgment, and, if there are issues, discuss what weight
to give various sources.

Fred