[WikiEN-l] New York Times article

Tue Jun 20 21:47:15 UTC 2006

On 6/20/06, The Cunctator <cunctator at gmail.com> wrote:
> On 6/20/06, Jimmy Wales <jwales at 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