Your comment reminds me of the famous line from The Cathedral and the Bazaar: Musings on Linux and Open Source by an Accidental Revolutionary, a then-groundbreaking 1997 essay touting the benefits of open source computing as Linux began to roll out. Instead of relying solely on a closed system of programmers, open source would allow a global array of users to make rapid improvements:
[Eric S.] Raymond's proposition [is] that "given enough eyeballs, all bugs are shallow" (which he terms Linus's Law): the more widely available the source code is for public testing, scrutiny, and experimentation, the more rapidly all forms of bugs will be discovered."
The same principle that applied to driving the bugs out of computer programs seems to apply here, as well, for in-depth news analysis. The comments on this site are a great way to drive inaccuracies out of the usual biased reportage.
That is such an awesome post, Albion. It truly is a “Wow!”
Debugging the news....You have created a new expression.
Just Wow!