Old Geezer Posted April 21, 2004 Report Share Posted April 21, 2004 I dunno if its labor intensive, or if there might be another way to do it, or if there would be interest in it, But I was wondering about setting up a site where the "gold standard" article links are readily accessible? By "gold Standard" I mean well argued arguments about specific topics (For instance why the UN should not be supported, or free will etc) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidV Posted April 21, 2004 Report Share Posted April 21, 2004 Do you mean external articles and essays or content on this site? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Geezer Posted April 21, 2004 Author Report Share Posted April 21, 2004 I mostly mean external article links accessable from this web site (for instance readily accessible from the beginners questions or current events pages) But I have also found articles written on this site that I would easily use I would find this useful because A) when discussing political issues, it is often helpful to reference well articulated articles. (For instance, I once used an article I believe I saw on this site to convince my Saudi Friend that Democracy was not what his country needed, but rather individual rights) For those issues I am new to, I would not bother other posters. C) For those new to the site it would add a helpful supplement Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidV Posted April 21, 2004 Report Share Posted April 21, 2004 I have thought about doing this myself, and I think it is a good idea. If I can get at least two more people who will volunteer to collect links, I will set something up. I think a forum thread will be a good idea for aggregating the links. If several people volunteer to do the work, I will set up and pin a thread for suggestions. I would also appreciate it if some of the moderators volunteer to review and add the contributed links. I have no idea what shape this index will take, so I am open to ideas on that as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Geezer Posted April 21, 2004 Author Report Share Posted April 21, 2004 A) I would think that moderators should be the only ones to "Approve" such links some sort of "ratings" system that would be apparent might be nice C) I would be willing to submit links, but not review them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidV Posted April 22, 2004 Report Share Posted April 22, 2004 Yes, I meant that only moderators would be allowed to actually add the links. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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