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[[Category:Concepts]][[Category:Terms of Convenience]][[Public error correction]] refers to situations where decisionmaker errors are discovered and corrected by open public discussion.
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[[Category:concepts]][[Category:terms of convenience]][[Public error correction]] refers to situations where decisionmaker errors are discovered and corrected by open public discussion.
 
==Related Articles==
 
==Related Articles==
 
* [[Transparency]] is a policy which allows and encourages [[public error correction]].
 
* [[Transparency]] is a policy which allows and encourages [[public error correction]].
 
==Successes==
 
==Successes==
 
The following is a list of cases where [[public error correction]] has taken place and allowed problems to be solved rather than ignored or subjected to arbirtrary (over)reaction.
 
The following is a list of cases where [[public error correction]] has taken place and allowed problems to be solved rather than ignored or subjected to arbirtrary (over)reaction.
* The Antarctic Ozone Hole
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* slavery; legal exclusion of "minorities"; legal exclusion of women
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* the Antarctic ozone hole
 
** '''2006-05-20''' [http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060520/ap_on_sc/japan_ozone_hole Ozone Hole May Disappear by 2050]
 
** '''2006-05-20''' [http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060520/ap_on_sc/japan_ozone_hole Ozone Hole May Disappear by 2050]
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** it is apparently disputed that measures taken to save the ozone layer are in fact the cause of the hole's reduction [http://www.jerrypournelle.com/view/global.html#climate]
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==Reference==
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* Wikipedia: [[wikipedia:The Wisdom of Crowds|The Wisdom of Crowds]]

Latest revision as of 23:53, 26 August 2006

Public error correction refers to situations where decisionmaker errors are discovered and corrected by open public discussion.

Related Articles

Successes

The following is a list of cases where public error correction has taken place and allowed problems to be solved rather than ignored or subjected to arbirtrary (over)reaction.

  • slavery; legal exclusion of "minorities"; legal exclusion of women
  • the Antarctic ozone hole

Reference