[Bug-gnupedia] Editorial control

[Peter Verrey]

I hear lots of talk how this project needs to be accepting of all content,
and how we need complicated voting systems to categorize content, to make
sure the editing isn't overly biased, to make sure it remains free and open
to everyone, etc....
This won't work.
The purpose of an encyclopedia is to learn.  Learning requires useful
instruction.  For instruction to be useful it needs to be clear and concise,
and consistent.  This practically requires strong editorial policy.
Hopefully, we will have multiple classification systems.  Let's say GNU runs
one, and Nupedia runs one, and Google runs one.  This way users can use the
version they trust the most.
This is why it is essential to keep classification separate from the
article, by the way.
Accept almost all articles (no spam) to be published.  But have multiple
authorities determine in their own way where they should be placed.

Best,
    Peter Verrey