On 11 July 2011 04:26, Fred Bauder <fredb...@fairpoint.net> wrote: >>>> Most of us have agendas, and this is the only major outlet most of us >>>> have access to. >> >> As a sort of aside-- everyone comes with agendas, and sometimes >> people act neutrally, sometimes people act like advocates for their >> agenda. >> >> I've always wondered if we couldn't "peel off' the people who advocate >> by inviting them to participate in "Something Else"-- some designated >> "advocate/argument/debate" project. Something by advocates for >> advocates of advocates. Some people genuinely like to argue, and >> unfortunately, one of the best venues for argument are WP article edit >> summaries and talk pages. >> >> Right now, we only have neutral-style projects... this gives >> 'advocates' no one specific place to advocate their agendas, and this >> invites them to just 'advocate' in what should be neutral space. >> >> If we had some roped off "Advocacy and Argument zone", that _might_ >> peel away the good faith people who want to make sure their point of >> view is heard, but are willing to honestly label their point of view >> as biased or non-neutral. >> >> It won't stop edit wars, but it might reduce their frequency and >> intensity. >> Alec > > You can always make Wikinfo a sister project. > > Fred > >
See also http://opinion.wikia.com/wiki/Main_Page. Not sure if there are other projects in a similar vein. Pete / the wub _______________________________________________ foundation-l mailing list foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l
