[WikiEN-l] About the reliability of the Wikipediaprocessandcontent

Thu Nov 18 10:59:19 UTC 2004

Bryan Derksen wrote

> I think you're jumping a few steps ahead and making a lot of assumptions
> here. Coming up with ways to be more confident in the quality of our
> articles is a good thing all on its own, even when considered completely
> independently of any paper publishing goals.

Maybe so.  The creation of a system of version control, and new institutions
which will 'argue from authority', are no small matters.  We can know what
the _intended_ consequences are.  Compare those with some extended use of
categories, and refining what page histories say.

Charles