[Wikipedia-l] Moderation

Thu Dec 12 03:32:10 UTC 2002

on 12/11/02 10:25 AM, Larry Sanger at lsanger at nupedia.com wrote:

> 
> Now, the value of many other unmoderated lists--like this one--is
> undermined by continuous flame wars by battling, enormous egos, to say
> nothing of the worthless newbie posts that come from people who have not
> read the FAQ.

We don't have continuous flame wars. Yes Pot, the Kettle is BLACK. Newbie
posts are not worthless.

> 
> In the case of Wikipedia, I'm beginning to think it is a necessary evil.
> I for one would be overjoyed if Wikipedia-l were to become moderated and
> the moderator were empowered to deal appropriately with flaming and with
> trolls.
> 
> Larry

I've been happy on moderated lists and have sometimes wished certain
unmoderated lists were moderated, but moderation is so alien to the spirit
of a wiki that it seems grossly inappropriate.  We allow anyone, even
anonymously, to edit any article, but if a serious question arises, would
deny them an opportunity to air it out here; doesn't make sense.

Fred