my tuppence in amongst the many voices :-).....
> 1) If we're imagining a continuum with smaller/higher-quality/restrictive > at one end, and larger/variable-in-quality/permissive at the other .... I > am > curious to know where the other language versions situate themselves. I am > assuming that (with some exceptions) they cluster closer to the English > model than the German, but I am just guessing. Do they? > Generally, I think it's probably best to consider the english wikipedia as a fundamentally different beast to other projects - for a variety of reasons, not least the sheer scale of the project. That aside - I'd share the impression that the German project has evolved stronger structure / governance processes than many / any others, and to that degree smaller projects are indeed clustering closer to the english wiki. > > 2) When it comes to the German Wikipedia and other language versions which > put an unusually high priority on quality ..... I am curious to know what > quality-supportive measures (be they technical, social/cultural, or > policy-level) those Wikipedia have in place. Philipp says a high threshold > for notability is one in the German Wikipedia. Are there others? > You may well have read this before - but it's put rather well by 'Kato' over at Wikipedia Review; http://wikipediareview.com/index.php?s=&showtopic=23140&view=findpost&p=159205 basically there's a sensible three stage plan to follow to help drive quality and minimise 'BLP' harm; 1) Semi-protext all 'BLP' material 2) Allow an 'opt-out' for some subjects (eg. non public figures, or those not covered in 'dead tree sources' for example) - note this is more inclusive than a simple higher threshold for notability 3) 'Default to delete' in discussions about BLP material - if we can't positively say that it improves the project, it's sensible and responsible to remove the material in my view. It's very heartening to see this important issue getting discussion / attention :-) cheers, Peter PM. _______________________________________________ foundation-l mailing list [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l
