[Campaigns-l] Some Thoughts

[George Murray]

I disagree, I think that the voting system for moderation of comments is
only as good as it's contributors and this is just MoveOn people. I think
we'd see a very different outcome if it were wikians with a clear criteria
for moderation other than just who made the best Bush joke. ;)

On 7/7/06, Jimmy Wales <jwales at wikia.com> wrote:
>
> 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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