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one simple mechanism would be to freeze the article editing for a bit when it becomes a hot topic in US media
by nathias 4y ago
one simple mechanism would be to freeze the article editing for a bit when it becomes a hot topic in US media
- PopePompus 4y agoThat is frequently done. A recent example is the article on "recession", which was frozen around the time that the US had two consecutive quarters of negative growth (often used as a definition for a recession). https://www.npr.org/2022/07/29/1114599942/wikipedia-recession-edits https://www.npr.org/2022/07/29/1114599942/wikipedia-recessio... There are differing levels of "frozen", which require differing levels of editor seniority to be allowed to edit.
- nathias 4y agonice, I had no idea, I just remember seeing the edit wars on some hot topics a while ago