Let's move discussion of this here: http://en.citizendium.org/wiki/CZ:Proposals/Self-Correction_Policy
--Larry > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > Peter Bradshaw > Sent: Monday, March 31, 2008 11:43 AM > To: Citizendium general project announcement list > Subject: [Citizendium-l] Shall we " regret the error "? > > > We MUST make corrections as soon as possible. Authors of scholarly > papers and books do/should do this s.a.p. We have the advantage over > book authors that we don't have to wait until the next edition. The > point about controversial subjects is a good one, but as I've said > before, CZ ought to concentrate on controversial subjects. > Wikipedia > is good enough for factual articles (give or take articles on drugs > written by the manufacturers!). > Corrections, including the insertion of a newly-discovered opposing > view, could be put in the text, indented, with a footnote "Updated 1 > April 2008 - see indented section(s)". > Who does this? The original author, to whom corrections > should be sent, > copy to the subject editor for info. - or something like that. It's a > precaution as well as a courtesy, to involve the original author if > available. > If we can formulate a policy and publicize it, it will give us more > Brownie points re Wikipedia. > Peter > [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________ > Citizendium-l mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.purdue.edu/mailman/listinfo/citizendium-l > _______________________________________________ Citizendium-l mailing list [email protected] https://lists.purdue.edu/mailman/listinfo/citizendium-l
