Radical Openness

(pattern, :INDIVIDUAL)

Also Known As
Intent: Permit a system to benefit from the contributions of all comers by erring in the direction of open write permissions and relying on trust, peer review, and ratings to put control over the signal to noise ratio into the hands of the viewer rather than having to be the responsibility of a moderator or administrator.
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Known Uses: http://c2.com/cgi/wiki?WikiWikiWeb
http://www.everything2.com
Related Patterns: PeerReview
NotSoBasicAuthentication
ExtensibleArchitecture
Versioning
REST
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