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Wikipedia To Unlock Frequently Vandalized Pages
netbuzz writes "In an effort to encourage greater participation, Wikipedia, the self-described 'online encyclopedia that anyone can edit,' is turning to tighter editorial control as a substitute for simply 'locking' those entries that frequently attract mischief makers and ideologues. The new system, which will apply to a maximum of 2,000 most-vulnerable pages, is sure to create controversies of its own."
Yeah, "ideology" is why the page on electrolytes gets replaced with the words "what plants crave" every damn week.
There's an alarmingly high number of World of Warcraft pages on that list. I think I've finally lost all faith in humanity.
If you can't define 'Neutral', just look it up.
Duh.
And I'll save you another click. The text on that page has been changed fifteen times by six different people over the last twenty-four hours.
Don't be daft. Obviously George W. Bush is a human being, not Satan or some evil presence that has haunted man since the dawn of time.
Dick Cheney, however...
SJW: Someone who has run out of real oppression, and has to fake it.
Also, what makes a Wikipedia editor go neutral? Is it lust for gold? Power? Or were they just born with a heart full of neutrality?
Genocide Man -- Life is funny. Death is funnier. Mass murder can be hilarious.
Irregardless...