On 19.8.2011, at 4.52, Leigh Blackall wrote:
I guess you mean Downes' commentary in here:
http://www.downes.ca/post/56015/
Downes' recommendations are not necessary very unique, though
important. There are probably some differences between Downes and the
majority of the Wikimedians on how they see these to be implemented.
Let me explain:
(1) Downes: "stop deleting articles"
Implementation: I think as a such that is not a good recommendation. I
would prefer that people could show to each other more WikiLove, have
more dialogue with newbies on the deletion and be nice to each other.
If something should be deleted it should be deleted. I like the
Wikipedia Trifecta, as a simple set of guidelines for a civic behavior
on Wikpedia: 1) Be Neutral, 2) Don't be a Dick, 3) Ignore All Rules
(
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:TRI
).
(2) Downes: "remove all the little 'the neutrality of this article is
disputed' or 'the following section doesn't cite any sources'
notifications"
Implementation: Use templates with care and again show some WikiLove
when using them. :-) Using templates improves the reader's experience
and hopefully quality of the content. Wikipedia is encyclopedia. The
primary aim is to have good and neutral articles. For people who do
not care about this there is the entire internet to write whatever
they want.
(3) "stop catering to the criticisms of the print media (who, after
all, would rather see Wikipedia fail)".
Hmm . . . Th print media (a French journalist) said recently: "Making
fun of Wikipedia is so 2007". So I do not see this to be an issue
anymore.
- Teemu
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