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Wikipedia Adopting Semi-Protection of Pages

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the countering-the-angry-jerk-effect dept.

kizzle (the other one) writes "A major policy change on Wikipedia was just passed 103-4-2 along with Jimbo Wales' endorsement to incorporate a process called 'Semi-protection' only on the most frequent targets of vandalism."

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  1. Taking the heat off Wikipedia - Wiki.Slashdot by NZheretic · · Score: 5, Interesting
    Hey CmdrTaco and Roblimo! Want to help Wikipedia and at the same time deliver more page views to your advertisers?

    wiki.slashdot.org : WikiSlashdot
    Add a Wiki plugin to slashode and host it on slashdot. This it will attract the trolls away from Wikipedia and introduce a persistant layer to the debate that takes place on slashdot.

    Individual changes could be moderated just like on slashdot and the user could elect to ignore changes with a low score.

  2. Comment removed by account_deleted · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Comment removed based on user account deletion

  3. That would have the same effect as in slashdot by Julian+Morrison · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Namely, groupthink, conformism, the silencing of heretics, and the promotion of biased agendas.

    If there's two things Slash and Wiki have taught us, it's:

    - collaborative creation is a success. Most people do good work. It's a positive-sum game.

    - collaborative restriction is a failure. Most people wield their power to blindly advance their politics. It's a zero-sum game.