ilya haykinson talks about what went awry with the L.A. Times wikitorial
http://ilya.netapt.com/blog/archive/2005/06/21/those-darn-wikis/
One thing people always seem to get wrong: Anonymity does not equal untrustworthy. In fact, some people who are given anonymity online will act in a more straightforward and consistent manner because they're not under multiple competing pressures from offline sources -- expressing their true beliefs, helping others without fear of reprisal or blowback.
posted at 10:33 pm
on Jun. 22, 2005
