User:Nowakki/sandbox/Reliability

Description

to make specially marked and protected sections suitable to be used as reference.

A high probability of accuracy of quotation can be established.

pages using such a section as references will get notified if the section changes. The reference will get flagged.

The score of a verifier will be updated in case an error is found.

If an editor does not want to trust the verification, they may choose to add their name to the list after spending some extra time to look up not only the single item of information they are interested in, but also all the other references.

In any case, an editor who goes through this section to arrive at an external reference will be able to dispute the verification even if they do not themselves add their name to the verification log.

The verification log can be per-reference and not per-section, which would result in a greater number of verifications being done, since each one is accomplished with less labor. All those partial verifications can be taken into account by computing an equivalent number of full verifications or just displaying the different change of reliability per inline citation for the reader to judge.

Additional references can be added to the section and later verifications can only apply to those dubious new additions, assuming nobody is willing to waste their time on verifying something that has withstood the test of time for months or years.

Since the verified section is protected, it is also impervious to vandalism. The reader does not have to depend on the page being constantly monitored, which is as of now the only reliability guarantee wikipedia can provide on its own.

There could be a requirement that a section can only be used as a reference if the editor adds their name to the list. Or that an editor referencing such a section must have a certain ratio of verified sections used vs. verified sections verified and it would not matter where on wikipedia those verifications are carried out.

Effort to verify content can be traded between editors on a quid-pro-quo basis as a means to increase the number of verifications on any particular chosen section.

Mockup

Currently

• 5 of 95 C1-B
  • contract date: 18 Sep 1939
  • Cape San Martin, launched 6 Aug 1940, delivered 3 Feb 1941 to Grace Line
  • Alcoa Pioneer, launched 4 Oct 1940, delivered to Alcoa Steamship Company
  • Alcoa Pilgrim, laid down 8 Aug 1940, launched 10 Jan 1941
  • Alcoa Patriot, laid down 9 Oct 1940, launched 12 March 1941
  • Alcoa Puritan, laid down 15 Jan 1941, launched 3 July 1941
  • detailed description of the design of these vessels in

Proposed

• 5 of 95 C1-B^((verified))
  • contract date: 18 Sep 1939
  • Cape San Martin, launched 6 Aug 1940, delivered 3 Feb 1941 to Grace Line
  • Alcoa Pioneer, launched 4 Oct 1940, delivered to Alcoa Steamship Company
  • Alcoa Pilgrim, laid down 8 Aug 1940, launched 10 Jan 1941
  • Alcoa Patriot, laid down 9 Oct 1940, launched 12 March 1941
  • Alcoa Puritan, laid down 15 Jan 1941, launched 3 July 1941
  • detailed description of the design of these vessels in

Verification Log

• last changed dd/mm/yyyy (n days ago)
• verified by User:EagleEyeErvin (98.5%, 200 verifications since yyyy) dd/mm/yyyy (n days ago)
• verified by User:MeticulousMary (99.1%, 1000 verifications since yyyy) dd/mm/yyyy (n days ago)
• verified by User:ILikeShips (90%, 10 verifications since yyyy) dd/mm/yyyy (n days ago)
• verified by User:CompulsiveSkeptik143 (100%, 87 verifications since yyyy) dd/mm/yyyy (n days ago)
• verified by User:WikiAccurateForHireLtd (98.8%, 8788 verifications since yyyy) dd/mm/yyyy (n days ago)

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