Wikipedia plans to introduce new editing restrictions on articles
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Wednesday, August 26, 2009
The English version of Wikipedia, the self-described free, online encyclopedia that anyone can edit, has planned to install new restrictions on its editing system on articles regarding biographies of living people.
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Under the new plan, anyone can edit the affected articles, but the changes would have to be approved by a more experienced user before they could be registered. The move is part of an effort to prevent vandalism and unconstructive edits being made to high-profile pages and increase content quality. The system is called "flagged revisions".
Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales said that there would be a "very, very low threshold to entry" for those who desired editorial rights. "We're looking at anybody who has been around a very short period of time and hasn't been blocked [banned]," he said.
Sources
- Richard Waters "Wikipedia plans to introduce new restrictions on editing articles". Financial Times, August 26, 2009
- Andrew Vanacore "Wikipedia testing new method to curb false info". Associated Press, August 25, 2009
External links
- "Wikipedia:Flagged protection and patrolled revisions". Wikipedia, Retrieved August 26, 2009
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