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Re: [Bug-gnupedia] Editorial control


From: Imran Ghory
Subject: Re: [Bug-gnupedia] Editorial control
Date: Wed, 24 Jan 2001 21:25:29 -0000

On 23 Jan 2001, at 16:16, Peter Verrey wrote:

> 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.  

How would you determine what's spam and what isn't ?

Imran



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