Color coding to show aging of text (Wikitrust) has been around for ages -- I think since shortly after the Seigenthaler incident or some 2006 incident, or some research around 2006 ish.
Maybe this means the owners will run it live or something. I don't know. FT2 On Mon, Aug 31, 2009 at 2:19 AM, Nathan Russell <[email protected]>wrote: > I'll just say I'm a bit surprised to be hearing it from Wired first. > > Pakaran > > On Sun, Aug 30, 2009 at 8:24 PM, Keith Old<[email protected]> wrote: > > Folks, > > > > http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2009/08/wikitrust/ > > > > Wired reports: > > > > > > *"Starting this fall, you’ll have a new reason to trust the information > you > > find on Wikipedia: An optional feature called “WikiTrust” will color code > > every word of the encyclopedia based on the reliability of its author and > > the length of time it has persisted on the page.* > > > > *More than 60 million people visit the free, open-access encyclopedia > each > > month, searching for knowledge on 12 million pages in 260 languages. But > > despite its popularity, > > **Wikipedia*< > http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2009/08/wikitrust/www.wikipedia.org> > > * has long suffered criticism from those who say it’s not reliable. > Because > > anyone with an internet connection can contribute, the site is subject to > > vandalism, bias and misinformation. And edits are anonymous, so there’s > no > > easy way to separate credible information from fake content created by > > vandals.* > > > > *Now, researchers from the **Wiki Lab* <http://trust.cse.ucsc.edu/>* at > the > > University of California, Santa Cruz have created a system to help users > > know when to trust Wikipedia—and when to reach for that dusty > Encyclopedia > > Britannica on the shelf. Called > > **WikiTrust*<http://wikitrust.soe.ucsc.edu/index.php/Main_Page> > > *, the program assigns a color code to newly edited text using an > algorithm > > that calculates author reputation from the lifespan of their past > > contributions. It’s based on a simple concept: The longer information > > persists on the page, the more accurate it’s likely to be.* > > > > *Text from questionable sources starts out with a bright orange > background, > > while text from trusted authors gets a lighter shade. As more people view > > and edit the new text, it gradually gains more “trust” and turns from > orange > > to white."* > > > > More in story > > > > *Regards* > > > > ** > > > > *Keith* > > _______________________________________________ > > WikiEN-l mailing list > > [email protected] > > To unsubscribe from this mailing list, visit: > > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikien-l > > > > _______________________________________________ > WikiEN-l mailing list > [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this mailing list, visit: > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikien-l > _______________________________________________ WikiEN-l mailing list [email protected] To unsubscribe from this mailing list, visit: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikien-l
