On 6/21/06, Ian Woollard <ian.woollard(a)gmail.com> wrote:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Timed_article_change_stabilisation_m…
(summary: the idea is that newbie edits don't go live for a day or so,
to allow more experienced editors to check it over.)
Yes, time delay is one important mechanism for quality control. The
peer review mechanism I have in mind allows for a flexible combination
of different parameters, to deal with different review requirements.
For instance, a basic copyright check might require only a time delay,
while stating the accuracy of an article might require one or two
other editors to confirm the claim PLUS a time delay. We should be
able to tweak these parameters until we have found the ideal settings
for any quality criterion we devise.
Erik