> Yes, competition is a good motivator, but that is only useful if it > is motivating people to do something desirable. We don't actually > want people to try and avoid being reverted - WP:BOLD is still > widely accepted as a good guideline, isn't it?
Well, that's what I'm worried about, mostly. Emily On Aug 30, 2009, at 9:28 PM, Thomas Dalton wrote: > 2009/8/31 Brian <[email protected]>: >> I would also point out that competition can be a very healthy thing >> and it >> could very well be a motivating tool. Assuming an algorithm that is >> difficult to game editors might well be very interested in >> improving their >> reputation scores. It could even give some credibility to the >> encyclopedia. > > Yes, competition is a good motivator, but that is only useful if it is > motivating people to do something desirable. We don't actually want > people to try and avoid being reverted - WP:BOLD is still widely > accepted as a good guideline, isn't it? > > _______________________________________________ > 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
