Thank's Henning and Gerard for pointing out where my concept was
insufficiently explained.
I don't think about asking newbies to turn in a CV, but to bring them
from the beginning into a senseful contact with more experienced
users. And from my experience at de.wp I don't believe that there
would b
Hoi,
What you describe is an additional hurdle to become an editor. This is
something that a community can consider only when it has a certain maturity.
To me it gives the impression of an elitist approach to being a Wikipedian.
The only reason I see why such a hurdle might be considered beneficial
Ziko van Dijk wrote:
> * Report: Many people are not interested in becoming a Wikipedian,
> they just want to correct a typo or add a link or an information. They
> are mostly interested only in one peticular subject. Would'nt it be
> better not to let them edit, but to let them report? Their repor
Dear all,
Again and again, I see the saying that Wikipedia does only work in
practice, but not in theory. Well, that depends on the theory. If one
describes Wikipedia as an anarchy or "wisdom of the masses" or "swarm
intelligence", that theoretical approach will certainly fail.
Wikipedia is commun
