2014-10-21 18:52 GMT+02:00 fly <lowfligh...@googlemail.com>: > it is a problem > if wrong/undiscussed changes are spread. >
while I agree, I'd like to point out that this is not an isolated problem with a single user, it is systematically happening all the time. I believe that the overwhelming majority (if not all) of the wiki edits are done in good faith and with the intent to improve the documentation*, but despite this, many tags slowly move in their meaning (or better, the definition in the wiki slowly changes, the tagged objects in the db typically don't adjust automagically). Often these changes are not happening by changing what is already written but by amending the definition or restricting the suggested use case (e.g. "but if A or C and not D then you should not use this tag but tag B" or "this tag can also be used for E"). Sometimes changes are justified with differing tag definitions from "translated" pages (e.g. "adjust definition to German wiki page"). Cheers, Martin * thing is, that different people see/interpret tags differently, and even if trying to be "neutral" it is practically impossible to ignore your own view/interpretation
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