Re: [Bug-gnupedia] Moderation/Editor Issues (was Re:Just a few issues)

[Tom Chance]

> 1) Somebody who has already submitted an article and
> understands the quality 
> standards that we are trying to achieve on this
> project.
> 
> You can argue that this shouldn't be necessary, but
> it would act as a filter 
> to show that they are trying to be serious towards
> this project.  What do you 
> do to somebody who literally submits random garbage
> (such as typing 
> @#*()FGL:WE G) as an article?

I agree with you here entirely, in that the mods
should largely be those who have taken the time (and
lets face it, to write even 4 good articles would take
a lot of time) and effort to contribute, should be the
ones, rather than some lottery draw, or having people
let in because they beg and bribe.
 
> 2) New editors would start with a very narrow
> category to start with, and 
> only be able to review or moderate articles in that
> category.
I'm not overly sure as to how this would work, as when
you'd join I suppose you'd specify some general
interests and areas of expertise. The problem being
that what if there isn't a moderator around at the
time who has an area thats submitted. Lets say that
for a month or two we get innundated with science and
maths, and then out of the blue comes an article on
the history of the European Hundred Years War? I would
suggest that mods just try and keep to areas they know
about, but can review other articles if the need
arises.

> 7) Editors can't moderate their own articles.
> This just make sense, in the idea you can't be
> objective in regards to your 
> own idea.  'nuff said.
Obviously! :)

> 8) Sub-category creation.
> Editors of a particular category can further
> sub-divide the content according 
> to the needs of that category.  Sometimes they will
> make some mistakes here, 
> but it will allow a self-organization aspect with
> people who know that 
> subject best anyway.  This probabally should be done
> in a general concensus 
> arrangement with other editors of a particular
> category.
This could get very messy. I think categorisation
should be fixed, with a team set up to monitor it and
add categories every month or so as they see fit.


I worked out a similar method with my m8 Rob Scott,
and we put it up (amongst server discussion which has
gone to Hector and RMS) here: 
http://www.state-embers.co.uk/alexandria/index.htm


Tom Chance

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