Thank you, Jens, for some very good advice. Specialization is needed
for a project this large, but maybe I've been specializing too much.
Maybe what I need is to branch out more, spending less time on New Pages
and more time elsewhere. Calling all volunteers -- 20 minutes a day,
New Pages wants --> YOU. :-)
Frankly I'm amazed by all the thought given to this topic already, both
pro and con. I agree with Timwi that a minimum byte count will not
rule out someone holding down a key to make a really long test page,
but I do think fewer people would do that. I think a significant
percentage would stop testing when they realized "Oh, wow. It was
actually about to create an article. The only reason it didn't was
that what I wrote was too short." Maybe that's just me being naive,
placing too much trust in the good intentions of others. Maybe not.
I still think a (low) minimum byte count would reduce the overall
maintenance load for new pages without driving away potential new
contributors.
Oh, and I *love* the new Recent Changes Patrol feature Timwi is
developing. Anything that will reduce redundancy in maintenance is
wonderful. Personally, I would pass on checking anything that had
been reviewed by two admins. Sure, there is a wide range of opinions
even among admins, but that would satisfy my criteria for trust.
Thank you,
Stephen W. Adair
P.S. I had never encountered a word-wrap problem before. 'Sorry about
the last e-mail. For this one I've been hitting "Enter" at the end of
each line. I hope that improves readability.
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