https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=30208
--- Comment #71 from The Blade of the Northern Lights <[email protected]> 2011-09-14 21:39:47 UTC --- (In reply to comment #70) > (In reply to comment #68) > > And in response to comment 65; the best thing to do would be to implement > > the > > simple solution (the consensus at the above mentioned RfC) NOW, then figure > > out > > the MediaWiki issues, which will take a lot of fine-tuning. And if a > > scholar > > seriously can't wait 4 days and make 10 edits before publishing an article, > > I > > don't think that's a scholar who will be very successful in academia; you > > don't > > get to walk up to academic journals and demand they publish your paper. You > > normally have to have certain credentials to get published, although > > exceptions > > can be made. Same as what we're asking; we want people to have a certain > > level > > of experience, but we can make exceptions (admins granting the confirmed > > flag) > > as they arise. > > Since when is Wikipedia an encyclopedia that only experts can edit? I thought > it was an encyclopedia that anyone can edit? We need to consider the person > that can read about a subject, write articles, and make references to original > research based on the information they found, whether they are technical or > not. > > Someone editing Wikipedia in their spare time, contributing useful information > may not wait 4 days. They may never come back. Experience meaning "autoconfirmed status". I thought it was apparent what I meant. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are the assignee for the bug. You are on the CC list for the bug. _______________________________________________ Wikibugs-l mailing list [email protected] https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikibugs-l
