On Jan 9, 2013 1:07 AM, "Kim Bruning" <[email protected]> wrote: > > 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 >
So, how bold are you? Also: where is the sign up page? I think I'd feel very much at home on a wiki that is a wiki. > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia-l mailing list > [email protected] > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-l mailing list [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l
