[WikiEN-l] Who gets to flag? (BBC Newsnight tonight! re: flagged revs)
On Tuesday 25 August 2009, Erik Moeller wrote: The FlaggedRevs extension has been used in many of our wikis, including the second-largest Wikipedia, for more than a year. However, contrary to what's been reported in some media, the community has had very thoughtful conversations about the ideal setup for en.wp, which isn't going to be the same as the one used for de.wp, and we want to make sure that the software properly supports it without causing confusion, especially in light of our general efforts to make Wikipedia easier to use and easier to contribute to. In speaking to the press today, one of the things I believe I heard in an intro segment on a live radio discussion was that WP would have professional editors flagging trusted content. I didn't get a chance to correct that, and I know who gets to review is still up in the air to some extent [1], but that's a likely source of confusion to the public apparently. [1]:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Reviewers ___ WikiEN-l mailing list WikiEN-l@lists.wikimedia.org To unsubscribe from this mailing list, visit: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikien-l
Re: [WikiEN-l] Who gets to flag? (BBC Newsnight tonight! re: flagged revs)
2009/8/25 Joseph Reagle rea...@mit.edu: In speaking to the press today, one of the things I believe I heard in an intro segment on a live radio discussion was that WP would have professional editors flagging trusted content. I didn't get a chance to correct that, and I know who gets to review is still up in the air to some extent [1], but that's a likely source of confusion to the public apparently. IME the problem is the use of the word editor. We use it as in tens of thousands of volunteers, everyone else assumes we mean as in the boss who decides what goes in. It's a jargon versus English problem. [1]:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Reviewers Starting with all the admins. Presumably any active editor who isn't a problem child will get it too, similar to rollback. - d. ___ WikiEN-l mailing list WikiEN-l@lists.wikimedia.org To unsubscribe from this mailing list, visit: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikien-l
Re: [WikiEN-l] Who gets to flag? (BBC Newsnight tonight! re: flagged revs)
2009/8/26 David Gerard dger...@gmail.com: 2009/8/25 Joseph Reagle rea...@mit.edu: In speaking to the press today, one of the things I believe I heard in an intro segment on a live radio discussion was that WP would have professional editors flagging trusted content. I didn't get a chance to correct that, and I know who gets to review is still up in the air to some extent [1], but that's a likely source of confusion to the public apparently. IME the problem is the use of the word editor. We use it as in tens of thousands of volunteers, everyone else assumes we mean as in the boss who decides what goes in. It's a jargon versus English problem. I think the problem comes from the fact that all our articles are collaborative works. Normally there is a writer and an editor and they are distinct jobs. We have everyone as editors since everyone can change what other people have written. That is very unusual and the English language hasn't had a change to adapt to it. ___ WikiEN-l mailing list WikiEN-l@lists.wikimedia.org To unsubscribe from this mailing list, visit: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikien-l
