On 8/22/06, Death Phoenix <
originaldeathphoenix@...> wrote:
>
> Yes, that does sound like a decent idea. Instead of having, say, Gregory
> post up an article on his web site then asking a trusted Wikipedian post it,
> we could have Gregory working in his own userspace, for everyone to see, in
> a place like [[User:MyWikiBiz/Norman Technologies]], then if he thinks it's
> of sufficient quality, he can send a message to someone (or a bunch of
> someones, maybe even a formal peer review) and have them edit it to
> appropriate Wikipedia standards. I think that is more in line with how we
> already handle articles that have been userfied.
Yes, and it is much easier to attribute the text to the original
contributor if the page is moved, than if the text is published under
the GFDL elsewhere and copied across by another editor. I imagine
there would be a whole regime of templates and categories to organise
this :)
While there's something to be said for distancing people, and having
them publish work first on their own websites, there's also an
argument that bringing people into the fold, where the community can
actively engage with and monitor them, could be more successful in
achieving productive contributions in many cases.
--
Stephen Bain
stephen.bain@...
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