the amazing, self-cleaning Wikipedia
Remember those old commercials for self-cleaning ovens?
Well, I have seen the self-cleaning action of the Wikipedia for myself, today.
Some childish person decided to wipe out the Wikpedia page for some person of historical significance. They tried to replace it with a stupid phrase repeated over and over.
It fit the Wikipedia definition of a vandalized page.
Less than an hour after I noticed it, someone had repaired the damage. They restored the page to its original pristine contents.
Wikipedia has reported how all kinds of people had tried to damage pages, including even some low-ranking government staffers.
Each time, the pages seem to get fixed.
I guess it works for the same reason we have civilization instead of anarchy. Some people would rather have anarchy than order. But they are so much in the minority that they just keep losing out.
Humans create things that are worth having, and then protect them.
It is what we do.
Well, I have seen the self-cleaning action of the Wikipedia for myself, today.
Some childish person decided to wipe out the Wikpedia page for some person of historical significance. They tried to replace it with a stupid phrase repeated over and over.
It fit the Wikipedia definition of a vandalized page.
Less than an hour after I noticed it, someone had repaired the damage. They restored the page to its original pristine contents.
Wikipedia has reported how all kinds of people had tried to damage pages, including even some low-ranking government staffers.
Each time, the pages seem to get fixed.
I guess it works for the same reason we have civilization instead of anarchy. Some people would rather have anarchy than order. But they are so much in the minority that they just keep losing out.
Humans create things that are worth having, and then protect them.
It is what we do.
posted by John Collins | 10:57 PM
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