Comments on: Wikipedia will limit changes to bio pieces https://gregladen.com/blog/2009/08/26/wikipedia-will-limit-changes-t/ Wed, 26 Aug 2009 21:18:13 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.6 By: Paul Foord https://gregladen.com/blog/2009/08/26/wikipedia-will-limit-changes-t/#comment-543219 Wed, 26 Aug 2009 21:18:13 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2009/08/26/wikipedia-will-limit-changes-t/#comment-543219 This is the proposal on Wikipedia

]]> By: Greg Laden https://gregladen.com/blog/2009/08/26/wikipedia-will-limit-changes-t/#comment-543218 Wed, 26 Aug 2009 17:16:40 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2009/08/26/wikipedia-will-limit-changes-t/#comment-543218 I got that you were being silly!

]]> By: Jason Thibeault https://gregladen.com/blog/2009/08/26/wikipedia-will-limit-changes-t/#comment-543217 Wed, 26 Aug 2009 17:04:44 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2009/08/26/wikipedia-will-limit-changes-t/#comment-543217 I mentioned the Tyson thing only because I had only read about it yesterday afternoon, not because I really thought there was a direct correlation. I suppose I should have been clearer that it was just me being silly, assuming correlation implies causation.

]]> By: Greg Laden https://gregladen.com/blog/2009/08/26/wikipedia-will-limit-changes-t/#comment-543216 Wed, 26 Aug 2009 16:38:56 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2009/08/26/wikipedia-will-limit-changes-t/#comment-543216 I would not assume that “limits” is the proper measurement. I know that wikipedia’s approach has been to operate with few limits, and wikipedia has been a success, and once can see how few limits = success in this case. But to assume that zero limits = the best possible wikipedia is not demonstrable and may be wrong.

Of course, if one believes in the domino theory, than this could be the beginning of the end.

]]> By: MRW https://gregladen.com/blog/2009/08/26/wikipedia-will-limit-changes-t/#comment-543215 Wed, 26 Aug 2009 16:26:31 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2009/08/26/wikipedia-will-limit-changes-t/#comment-543215 Jimmy Wales argues that this is actually a way to make editing more open. Right now, controversial biographies are temporarily locked when the people are in the news, or have restricted access so that only people are registered and have been so for a few days can edit.

The new rules will allow anyone, registered or not, to make changes, but will require an “experienced” editor to approve the changes before they appear. Surprisingly, Wales didn’t know how these experienced editors would be chosen, but said that it would be a very large group. I think he gave some guess at the size, but I’ve forgotten it.

The new rules will apply to the formerly restricted biographies, but Wales says that they haven’t decided to apply them to all biographies (although he says they might).

Anyhow, I guess it depends on your point of view whether this is adding or reducing limits, but Wales seemed quite insistent that it was reducing limits, so I thought I should note his take on things.

]]> By: Greg Laden https://gregladen.com/blog/2009/08/26/wikipedia-will-limit-changes-t/#comment-543214 Wed, 26 Aug 2009 15:42:38 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2009/08/26/wikipedia-will-limit-changes-t/#comment-543214 I had assumed this was Henry Gee’s fault.

]]> By: CyberLizard https://gregladen.com/blog/2009/08/26/wikipedia-will-limit-changes-t/#comment-543213 Wed, 26 Aug 2009 15:09:21 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2009/08/26/wikipedia-will-limit-changes-t/#comment-543213 More likely people altering the bio of some shlub who’s famous for being famous 😛

]]> By: Jason Thibeault https://gregladen.com/blog/2009/08/26/wikipedia-will-limit-changes-t/#comment-543212 Wed, 26 Aug 2009 14:47:26 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2009/08/26/wikipedia-will-limit-changes-t/#comment-543212 I wonder if this is a direct result of Neil deGrasse Tyson editing his own article to change his declared religious views from “atheism” to “agnosticism”.

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