I hear the critique, but I’m not sure I’m as confident as you are that it’s a good one.
The first reason is that I’m unsure whether the trade-off between credibility for having a wiki page doesn’t outweigh the loss of control.
The second reason is that I don’t really think there is much losing control (minus in extreme cases like you mention) - you can’t be super ideological on wiki sites, minus saying things like “and here’s what critics say”. On that point, I think it’s just pretty important for the standard article on a topic to have critiques of it (as long as they are honest/ good rebuttals, which I’m somewhat confident that the wiki moderators can ensure). Another point on this is that LWers can just be on top of stuff to ensure that the information isn’t clearly outdated or confused.
The pushback is essentially David Gerard, so I’d be curious how you’re thinking of having to deal with him specifically, instead of just “loss of control” in the abstract. (If you haven’t already read Trace’s essay, it illustrates what I mean much better than I can summarise here.)
Thanks for the comment!
I hear the critique, but I’m not sure I’m as confident as you are that it’s a good one.
The first reason is that I’m unsure whether the trade-off between credibility for having a wiki page doesn’t outweigh the loss of control.
The second reason is that I don’t really think there is much losing control (minus in extreme cases like you mention) - you can’t be super ideological on wiki sites, minus saying things like “and here’s what critics say”. On that point, I think it’s just pretty important for the standard article on a topic to have critiques of it (as long as they are honest/ good rebuttals, which I’m somewhat confident that the wiki moderators can ensure). Another point on this is that LWers can just be on top of stuff to ensure that the information isn’t clearly outdated or confused.
Curious to hear pushback, though.
The pushback is essentially David Gerard, so I’d be curious how you’re thinking of having to deal with him specifically, instead of just “loss of control” in the abstract. (If you haven’t already read Trace’s essay, it illustrates what I mean much better than I can summarise here.)