[WikiEN-l] New York Times article

Sat Jun 17 19:34:20 UTC 2006

In message 
<b8ceeef70606171049m44476aeay82699290e4f6e2d0 at mail.gmail.com>, Steve 
Bennett <stevagewp-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w at public.gmane.org> writes
>On 6/17/06, Steve Summit <scs-qx95VtOkOx/QT0dZR+AlfA at public.gmane.org> wrote:
>> > "Growing Wikipedia Revises Its 'Anyone Can Edit' Policy"
>>
>> Anyone can use the public library.  But if you're too disruptive,
>> you'll be asked to leave.
>
>Essentially the problem is the outside world wants it to mean
>something it could never possibly be mean. I think we get an
>excessively hard time over this - you don't see companies taken to
>task when "Free prize giveaway" turns out to cost 50c per participant
>for the postage to claim their "free prize". "Anyone can edit" -
>virtually everyone is given the chance to edit. We don't take bullshit
>though.

"Anyone can edit" = Everyone is invited to contribute to the 
encyclopedia, but if you misbehave we reserve the right to withdraw the 
invitation in your case.

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Arwel Parry
http://www.cartref.demon.co.uk/