>>> Most of us have agendas, and this is the only major outlet most of us >>> have access to. > > As a sort of aside-- everyone comes with agendas, and sometimes > people act neutrally, sometimes people act like advocates for their > agenda. > > I've always wondered if we couldn't "peel off' the people who advocate > by inviting them to participate in "Something Else"-- some designated > "advocate/argument/debate" project. Something by advocates for > advocates of advocates. Some people genuinely like to argue, and > unfortunately, one of the best venues for argument are WP article edit > summaries and talk pages. > > Right now, we only have neutral-style projects... this gives > 'advocates' no one specific place to advocate their agendas, and this > invites them to just 'advocate' in what should be neutral space. > > If we had some roped off "Advocacy and Argument zone", that _might_ > peel away the good faith people who want to make sure their point of > view is heard, but are willing to honestly label their point of view > as biased or non-neutral. > > It won't stop edit wars, but it might reduce their frequency and > intensity. > Alec
You can always make Wikinfo a sister project. Fred _______________________________________________ foundation-l mailing list [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l
