On 6/20/06, The Cunctator <cunctator(a)gmail.com> wrote:
On 6/20/06, Jimmy Wales <jwales(a)wikia.com>
wrote:
But, yes, it is absolutely not possible for me to
claim credit for
semi-protection. It is a brilliant innovation that allows us to be more
open than before, when we only had the tool of protection. But it is
not my innovation, and I do not know who first thought of it.
A quick note that might clear up some confusion on my part: what do you mean
by "more open" here? What's the metric?
He means that disputed articles that would have had to have been fully
protected, can now be semiprotected. That way more people (not just
admins) can edit the article, while potentially culling the problem.
Correct me if I'm wrong. --LV