Or Nüpedia. That would be great.
Á la Nü Jazz, Nü Metal, etc.

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Alvaro

On 14-01-2009, at 11:05, "The Cunctator" <[email protected]> wrote:

> We should rename this project "Newpedia" or something.
>
> Hmm... maybe a little jazzier....
>
> How about "Nupedia"?
>
>
>
> On Wed, Jan 14, 2009 at 5:40 AM, <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> <<From: White Cat <[email protected]>
>> I am sorry I still do not get it.
>> 1) Is your proposal going to completely hide "unfinished" articles  
>> from
>> the
>> public? If so who will be able to see them? Admins? Users?>>
>>
>> To hide those articles which are unfinished, or which the community  
>> has
>> decided are unfinished.  So the AfD process becomes simply the  
>> "Hide It
>> process" much less contentious.
>>
>> <<2) How would you decide which article is ready for public  
>> consumption
>> or not? A process like "requests for publishing"?>>
>>
>> Everything gets published as normal, until someone flags it and then
>> you would have a process just like AfD, except the end result would
>> simply be to hide it, not delete it.
>>
>> <<3) Isn't your proposal hiding all stubs as well as some other
>> articles?
>> After all no stub by very definition is ready for "public
>> consumption".>>
>>
>> No.  It has nothing to do with stubs or non-stubs.  Stubs are  
>> published
>> today, and they would be published tomorrow.  The only thing this  
>> does
>> is provide a way for AfD to turn into something with less conflict.
>>
>> <<4) I am not "ready to accept" anything I am forced to accept. Your
>> tone
>> implies I have no other choice to either accept your proposal or mass
>> deletions. Mass deletion itself has no consensus behind it and is
>> disruptive.>>
>>
>> You always have a choice.  When you are going 60 mph toward a lake  
>> and
>> need to turn either left or right, you have to decide fairly  
>> quickly to
>> avoid a more perilous result.
>>
>>
>> <<5) You seem to have a workable idea but perhaps need to organize
>> thoughts a bit.>>
>>
>> Thank you.  A sentiment reflected by countless others before you.
>>
>> Will Johnson
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
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