Wikipedian defense
n.— «At any rate, the whole process is taking on a life of its own as various people weigh in and out on the issue of the tests, what they showed, whether they showed what Floyd says they did or not, and so on. This is, as Landis’ old coach Arnie Baker told me last week, a Wikipedian defense (a term Baker says he coined), whereby anyone can participate and correct erroneous information.» —“Boulder Report: Silly Season Commences” Bicycling Oct. 24, 2006. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
After our conversation about mini-seasons between the usual winter, spring, summer, and fall, listeners share other examples: stick season in Vermont and mud season in Michigan. The Old English word for “February,” solmonath, may derive...
Hayley, a poet, grew up in Kansas City, then moved to Minnesota’s Twin Cities. After the last two winters there, she’s begun to wonder: Have English speakers ever referred to more than four seasons in English? Do other cultures measure...
Alternative formulation of ‘Wikipedia Defense’ by Landis quoted at Trust But Verify site on October 8th:
http://trustbut.blogspot.com/2006/10/sunday-roundup_08.html