On 19/11/06, Steve Bennett <stevagewp(a)gmail.com> wrote:
1) Put a big "Does this article need
fixing?" link in a prominent
place on each article (perhaps only for logged-out users or newbies?)
2) Upon clicking it, present a list of common problems: Plagiarism,
factual error, duplicate article, incorrect name for article, missing
information...
3) Explain that the user can edit it themselves *if they're
interested*, or make it *very* easy for them to report the problem so
more experienced Wikipedians can fix it. "So fix it" is a fine
response from one oldbie to another - but not to a newbie.
I've toyed in the past with the idea of a big red "there is a problem"
button, which would spawn a window where they could leave a comment
(if desired) and cause the page to be be flagged somewhere or other
for attention - possibly via an OTRS-like system.
This is a similar idea, and I think it's worth trying out.
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- Andrew Gray
andrew.gray(a)dunelm.org.uk