Hanging a few innocent men
This entry was posted on 10-01-2007 and is filed under uncategorized.
"But if even a small number of useful articles are being deleted in the name of keeping Wikipedia clean, isn't that like allowing a few innocent men to hang in favor of a lower crime rate?" -
David SarnoMy off the cuff answer is no, we aren't actually hanging people, just booting them off of Wikipedia. Their articles can even at a later date, get back on Wikipedia. I do like the quote though.
Sarno writes a good article about deletionists and inclusionists, which I found while reading Lih's blog. He and Keli Martin are endorsed by me, as being worth listening to.
Some of Sarno's article covers the Mzoli's Meats situation. Once again I am happy to see Wales participating. I think other CEO type people from all types of businesses and non-profits should learn from him. It's easy to be cautious and above it all. It's more difficult to engage others that don't have your seniority, but do do the work that makes an entity successful. I think that wikis will be used by more businesses and governments, and that people will be writing things in the future such as: This is how Jimmy Wales handled this similar situation at Wikipedia.
