On 24 February 2012 09:34, Ray Saintonge <[email protected]> wrote:
> On 02/22/12 6:04 PM, David Goodman wrote: > >> There are many subjects in which there would be multiple schools of >> thought with little agreement; anyone following book reviews in the >> humanities or social sciences or even some of the sciences would know >> the intensity with which the highest level scholars attack the work of >> those they disagree with. Appoint one as expert, and that field will >> have a substantial bias. Appoint several, and they will endlessly >> dispute with each other. >> > > We shouldn't expect ourselves to be exempt from this kind of academic > discourse. We owe it to our readers to provide a clear and fair-minded > presentation of these differences. > > Isn't that what David is saying? That if we allowed partisans to hold sway by virtue of their expertise in the subject we are not going to get a fair minded presentation (either a one-sided one, or a major argument if two or more experts clash). By introduction lay editors with no specific interest or investment, except in writing a good article, we moderate this issue (not entirely, but there you go). Tom _______________________________________________ foundation-l mailing list [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l
