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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."
The Taleban put a 7 year old to death for spying.
Begging the question: Was he spying?
Alexander Peter Kristopeit bought his basement from his mommy for one dollar.
Easy. "Neutral" means "agrees with the opinions of liberal white, upper-middle-class college-educated geeks living in a large coastal city in the United States."
Looking at the modding here on slashdot, I can see the "ideals" of the wikipedia crowd quite well.
There is no "-1 offended" or "-1 you don't agree with me" mod options for a reason.
Joke’s on you... I used it correctly, but deliberately made it appear as though I was using it incorrectly, knowing that grammar Nazis would doubtless crawl out of the woodwork to correct me.
Alexander Peter Kristopeit bought his basement from his mommy for one dollar.