tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13679122.post2793768821862614138..comments2024-02-23T03:49:25.037-05:00Comments on Wikipedia Blog: Ben Yateshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11551938089613651798noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13679122.post-57201747210595745572007-09-26T16:58:00.000-04:002007-09-26T16:58:00.000-04:00Well I've already surely spoiled my reputation for...Well I've already surely spoiled my reputation for life, having undone my own edits several times.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13679122.post-79878955510721769512007-07-31T00:10:00.000-04:002007-07-31T00:10:00.000-04:00True. (On the other hand, it would provide an add...True. (On the other hand, it would provide an additional incentive for the basic infrastructural changes -- paying your dues, or what have you. I'm pretty sure the reputation system only counts edits made in article space, so fewer people would be philosophizing on talk pages to try to gain influence.)Ben Yateshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11551938089613651798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13679122.post-56282429287976966162007-07-30T17:37:00.000-04:002007-07-30T17:37:00.000-04:00Of course, if implemented, this will eventually be...Of course, if implemented, this will eventually be gamed. People intending to do so will probably do it by making basic infrastructural changes that no one will dispute (fixing grammar and spelling, for example), using that to build reputation towards making changes that would be controversial but, since they don't have much of an orange background, won't be looked at so hard and may remain for some time.<BR/><BR/>That's not to say this isn't a damn awesome idea, mind you, but that it is still not a replacement for teaching new users how to be good Wikipedia citizens, and pushing forth that kind of editorial morality.Rodneyliveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03476187929555342435noreply@blogger.com