User:Andrewa/the argument from accuracy

This is s personal examination of a way in which I suspect Wikipedia is changing. It's probably not good for others to edit it in my user space; Please consider instead using its talk page, my main talk page, or creating your own copy with a link here to preserve the edit trail required by Wikipedia's copyleft policy. TIA Andrewa (talk)

Purpose of this page

This page looks at a specific, suspected trend in Wikipedian culture: the tendency to increasingly quote authority rather than consensus in making decisions. I call this the argument from accuracy for reasons that may become clear below.

It and its talk page are something of a scratch pad, and a work in progress. Like all Wikipedia pages.

Relevant edits

Policy changes

Diffs that may reflect acceptance of the argument from accuracy in policy or guidelines.

Primary sources

Diffs that may be seen as examples of the argument from accuracy.