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Edit-Approval System Proposed For English-Language Wikipedia

Posted by timothy on from the would-take-a-lot-of-editors dept.

An anonymous reader writes "A group of powerful Wikipedia insiders are pushing for FlaggedRevisions which will require a 'trusted user' to approve of edits before they go live on the online encyclopedia. There is also opposition but with support of founder Jimbo Wales it is likely to go through. The German version has tried the system, leading to three-week delays between edit and publication. The English wiki with its higher number of anonymous editors per trusted user is expected to suffer longer queues if FlaggedRevisions is implemented on all articles. This comes just a few days after Britannica announced that readers will be allowed to suggest edits and have them reviewed within 20 minutes. Will we see the day when Britannica can be edited almost instantly while editing Wikipedia requires fighting bureaucracy, patience and the right contacts?" Note that, according to the quote from Jimmy Wales in the linked article, this system would only be used "on a subset of articles, the boundaries of which can be adjusted over time to manage the backlog."

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  1. Oh yea i have a say by unity100 · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    im a wikipedia reader. i read it, i use it as an easy link to present evidence in discussions, debates, and conveying info to friends. linking it.

    if we stop doing that, the 'in crowd' in wikipedia can edit each other as much as they want, in their closed 'in' circles, all by themselves. as i so elaborately and eloquently put it ; they can shove it up their butt.

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    1. Re:Oh yea i have a say by Kam+Solusar · · Score: 0, Flamebait

      You only read it and use it as a reference? So why are you against this system that lets you link to articles that are guaranteed to not include any obivous vandalism? You even can still read and link the newest version that is not yet checked for vandalism, if you want. I don't see your problem.

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  2. I hope it dies. by timmarhy · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    Then morons will stop citing it as primary source for their bad science and history.

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  3. Re:Will there be no wiki truths? by m.ducharme · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    Parent tl;dr: Poor people are evil, and despite being powerless are ruining the world. Hurf durf.

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