[WikiEN-l] Proposal: Article Improvement Weeks! (was Turn off article creation AND deletion.)

Sun Dec 11 20:01:24 UTC 2005

On 12/11/05, Anthony DiPierro <wikilegal at inbox.org> wrote:
> In my opinion it is never acceptable to keep false information in the
> article namespace.  There are places where eventualism is acceptable,
> but presenting false information as true information is not one of
> them.
>
> Oh well, whatever.  Two separate people seem honestly and irreparably
> opposed to the idea.  I'll just drop it.

I agree with you, but with one caveat.  It shouldn't be removed, just
marked as being unverified.  If it is marked as such, Wikipedia
specifically abdicates all responsibility for the contents.  This way,
the information is still available so *anyone* can verify it, admin or
not.

--
Sam