Andrew Lih (andrew.lih(a)gmail.com) [040731 12:18]:
Also, what Abe describes would likely be incompatible
with the "no
original research" policy we've had for a while. Rather, Wikipedia
(and most encyclopedias) are secondary source works, not primary
battlegrounds for ideas.
Not necessarily [[original research]]. What Abe seems to be describing
(please correct me if I'm wrong) is doing something to create more quality
work, to academic standards, that would then available under GFDL or a
compatible license. That is, something to get the quality work produced.
This need not necessarily be done on Wikipedia. I'm not sure what he
describes would fit with the Wikipedia way of doing things, but that
doesn't mean it isn't a very good idea to have happen somewhere. It's a
project worth thinking about. If credit will get quality academics to
contribute, then how do we get credit to work properly in a Wiki
environment? That sort of thing.
- d.