On Fri, Jan 04, 2013 at 03:51:42PM -0800, George Herbert wrote:
> Along the lines of noneuclidian geometry...
>
> What if we experiment (at least conceptually) with inverting that
> instruction? Encourage people to write on subjects they know...
>
> Normal people won't be so much of an expert that using their own
> professional or academic work as a reference is even applicable.
>
> Actual experts, we can include a "Please cite your sources, rather
> than your own work, thanks!" and leave it at that.
>
> Actual experts who fail to heed that are a problem, but a much smaller
> and easier to communicate with and explain problem than the no-newbies
> one.
You know, this is starting to sound like we're the 2001 wikipedia to provide
input to the nascent Nupedia? ;-)
My proposal would be to replace AFC with an "unstable branch wikipedia".
(And cherry-pick from there). This proposal has the upside that it uses proven
technology and processes ;-)
sincerely,
Kim bruning
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