On Sun, Apr 5, 2009 at 12:36 PM, David Gerard <dger...@gmail.com> wrote: > 2009/4/5 Oskar Sigvardsson <oskarsigvards...@gmail.com>: > >> I think it's very clear that wikipedia has developed a very successful >> model, not least because many other wikis seem to almost automatically >> adopt our style and policies. In short: Wikipedia Works. > > > NPOV is our key innovation. Much more radical than letting anyone edit > the website.
I agree. The only way a wiki that says "anyone can edit" can work is with NPOV. You can either enforce a POV by banning people who don't share your point of view, or you can explicitly endorse *no-one's* point of view. (Similarly, NPOV would be extremely difficult to manage with a small base of users as discussion (and, to some extent, conflict) is essential.) -- Sam PGP public key: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Sam_Korn/public_key _______________________________________________ WikiEN-l mailing list WikiEN-l@lists.wikimedia.org To unsubscribe from this mailing list, visit: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikien-l