[WikiEN-l] Experiment on new pages

Mon Dec 5 16:52:53 UTC 2005

Hello,

Excellent experiment. This gets to the root of Wikipedia's problem; lack 
of source, unverifiable material. Fixing this upstream is much easier 
than downstream. Before starting an article, the verifiable sources 
should be in hand. By encouraging them to register, it possible for 
current editors to reach out to new editors and teach them this 
important Wikipedia value.

Also, there is a difference between starting an article vs. fixing typos 
or inserting a simple fact into a pre-existing article. This experiment 
recognizes it.

Regards,
Sydney Poore

Jimmy Wales wrote:

>Today, as an experiment, we will be turning off new pages creation for
>anonymous users in the English Wikipedia.
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