On Mon, Aug 31, 2009 at 3:28 AM, Thomas Dalton<thomas.dalton(a)gmail.com> wrote:
2009/8/31 Brian <Brian.Mingus(a)colorado.edu>du>:
I would also point out that competition can be a
very healthy thing and it
could very well be a motivating tool. Assuming an algorithm that is
difficult to game editors might well be very interested in improving their
reputation scores. It could even give some credibility to the encyclopedia.
Yes, competition is a good motivator, but that is only useful if it is
motivating people to do something desirable. We don't actually want
people to try and avoid being reverted - WP:BOLD is still widely
accepted as a good guideline, isn't it?
Is it not more likely that most long-term editors who have been active
for years have had most of their text mercilessly edited into oblivion
and have very low average "trust" levels? And more recent editors may
have higher trust levels?
Carcharoth