[Campaigns-l] Some Thoughts

[Jimmy Wales]

Chris Chiasson wrote:
>> Example:
>> http://www.actionforum.com/forum/?forum_id=266
> 
> I thought most of the comments in that thread were one-sided and
> resorted to name-calling without much proof to back it up... and I
> lean to the left. A right winger would not even make it past the
> second comment.
> 
> This is interesting to me because the comments were highly rated.

This is a classic example of what is wrong with voting systems for
moderation of comments. :)

Do you know the film "12 Angry Men"?  In this film, a single juror is
able to slowly but surely with reason and logic persuade a group of
people who are originally ready to convict someone without much thinking
to come around to a different perspective.

Wikis are like that.  The "mutually assured destruction" nature of the
strategic interaction forces the end result towards a broad consensus
view which is acceptable to a wide range of people, rather than a mere
"popularity contest".

--Jimbo
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