There is one very clear example of bad thinking here. I cannot understand how anyone thinks flaggedrevs would shut more people out than semi-protection does. Truly bizarre.
CM Odi profanum vulgus et arceo. > Date: Sun, 21 Dec 2008 20:49:48 -0600 > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Subject: [WikiEN-l] flagged revvvs > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Protecting_BLP_articles_feeler_survey > > This is either measurable progress or a complete train wreck, I'm not > sure which. > > There are a number of divergent views: > *That semi-protecting a vast sub-set of articles would be less drastic > than using stable versions on them (wtf, over) > *That stable versions on BLPs would be a good test case for using it > everywhere > *That stable versions on BLPs would be a good thing, but should still > be opposed as a slippery slope toward using it on all pages (more of a > slippery climb actually) > *That stable versions should be opposed at any level, with arguments > like "disaster waiting to happen" and "I do not have sufficient > obscenities in my vocabulary to express..." > > I see an emerging consensus that I should go jump in the lake, as my > own views should ***hopefully*** be clear enough. I take full credit > for hijacking it and I agree entirely with Greg's points. A conscious > effort to apply the same standards everywhere would be the best > long-term approach, even if it seems a 180° reversal at the moment. > > But maybe the flaggedrevs must be presented as a BLP tool in order for > the community to accept it. Maybe there's no other chance in hell. > Boggling as it is I'm willing to accept this. > > So alright, sure, start with the BLPs, cook the perishable food first, > but don't stop there. I don't want to see people going apeshit when it > is used for the actual intended purposes. > > I should apologize for alienating everyone from Long Beach to > Shaftesbury trying to get my point across. Probably a pipe dream > anyway. > > No one knows what it's like to be a dustbin. > > —C.W. > > _______________________________________________ > WikiEN-l mailing list > [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this mailing list, visit: > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikien-l _________________________________________________________________ Get Windows Live Messenger on your Mobile http://clk.atdmt.com/UKM/go/msnnkmgl0010000001ukm/direct/01/ _______________________________________________ WikiEN-l mailing list [email protected] To unsubscribe from this mailing list, visit: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikien-l
