Re:Wikipedia co-founder slams the ‘appalling’ internet
by jessriedel on Friday July 05, 2019 @10:02AM
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Do you think he would disagree with you about the problems with Wikipedia moderation? It's not under his control, and it shouldn't be.
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Re:Wikipedia co-founder slams the ‘appalling’ internet
by iamsb on Friday July 05, 2019 @10:08AM
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yes but he can create better systems where moderation is not controlled by groups of higher privilege. Essentially, from my limited understanding, it is not possible to take away moderation privileges from individuals. Please feel free to correct me on this.
Re:Wikipedia co-founder slams the ‘appalling’ internet
by jessriedel on Friday July 05, 2019 @10:26AM
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I think even if you had complete control to re-write the Wikipedia system from scratch, creating effective moderation systems is a super challenging. Trying to change the current system given the existing entrenched interest is damn near impossible. If you have a specific system change you thought could and should be made by Sanger, let's hear it (though I won't be able to assess).
Re:Wikipedia co-founder slams the ‘appalling’ internet
by duskwuff on Friday July 05, 2019 @02:32PM
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> If you have a specific system change you thought could and should be made by Sanger
As I've tried to point out elsewhere: Mr. Sanger departed from the Wikipedia project in 2002, and, in the time since, has been openly critical of the project. He really isn't in much of a position to make changes to the project he departed from 17 years ago.
Re:Wikipedia co-founder slams the ‘appalling’ internet
by jessriedel on Friday July 05, 2019 @04:11PM
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Thanks