[Wikipedia-l] Stable versions policy

Wed Dec 21 20:58:25 UTC 2005

Magnus Manske wrote:

> In 2001, we were not really used as a source of knowledge. That /might/
> have started 2002, or later. Today, we are one of the largest
> repositories of knowledge. We can now either
> 1. teach every single one of our potential users in the ways of wikis
> and how to use them, look through the page history, and still treat
> everything they read with utmost caution, /or/
> 2. present a random user a good encyclopedia, with the option for more
> (current versions, editing, the like)
> I'd prefer #1, but, well... :-)

I must admit I've been strongly pushing 1. in press interviews ;-)

- d.