Comments on: Forget the writers. http://davidgerard.co.uk/notes/2008/08/27/forget-the-writers/ arrogant pontification Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:58:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Recent Links Tagged With "alexa" - JabberTags http://davidgerard.co.uk/notes/2008/08/27/forget-the-writers/#comment-10852 Recent Links Tagged With "alexa" - JabberTags Fri, 07 Nov 2008 10:04:15 +0000 http://davidgerard.co.uk/notes/?p=113#comment-10852 [...] public links >> alexa Forget the writers. Saved by koalas5 on Thu 06-11-2008 Lots of new stuff @ *Filigreemotion* & ~Fadeless~ Saved by [...] [...] public links >> alexa Forget the writers. Saved by koalas5 on Thu 06-11-2008 Lots of new stuff @ *Filigreemotion* & ~Fadeless~ Saved by [...]

]]> By: David Gerard http://davidgerard.co.uk/notes/2008/08/27/forget-the-writers/#comment-10723 David Gerard Fri, 29 Aug 2008 02:10:40 +0000 http://davidgerard.co.uk/notes/?p=113#comment-10723 Yeah. The interwiki map is a start on being able to move between wikis, but it's not there yet. The main difference I see in a lot of minor wikis is expressly allowing original research. Which does in fact have its place, just not on Wikipedia. The NOR rule was originally to see off physics cranks, but it's actually IMO a very nice summation of what an encyclopedia is for, i.e. to be a secondary or tertiary source. Yeah. The interwiki map is a start on being able to move between wikis, but it’s not there yet.

The main difference I see in a lot of minor wikis is expressly allowing original research. Which does in fact have its place, just not on Wikipedia. The NOR rule was originally to see off physics cranks, but it’s actually IMO a very nice summation of what an encyclopedia is for, i.e. to be a secondary or tertiary source.

]]> By: The Wikipedia Blog » Blog Archive » Roundup http://davidgerard.co.uk/notes/2008/08/27/forget-the-writers/#comment-10722 The Wikipedia Blog » Blog Archive » Roundup Thu, 28 Aug 2008 21:54:52 +0000 http://davidgerard.co.uk/notes/?p=113#comment-10722 [...] “There’s hardly a ‘Wikipedia replacement’ that hasn’t started from trying to make a welcoming environment for authors. Wikipedia, however, is popular because it’s what readers want.“ [...] [...] “There’s hardly a ‘Wikipedia replacement’ that hasn’t started from trying to make a welcoming environment for authors. Wikipedia, however, is popular because it’s what readers want.“ [...]

]]> By: Ben Yates http://davidgerard.co.uk/notes/2008/08/27/forget-the-writers/#comment-10721 Ben Yates Thu, 28 Aug 2008 21:47:49 +0000 http://davidgerard.co.uk/notes/?p=113#comment-10721 This is only marginally on-topic, but it's a bit of a shame how there are like 50 minor wikis on various subjects (music, etc. -- and even wikia has been dividing its content somewhat arbitrarily into dozens of different spaces) and no systematic way of moving between them. This is only marginally on-topic, but it’s a bit of a shame how there are like 50 minor wikis on various subjects (music, etc. — and even wikia has been dividing its content somewhat arbitrarily into dozens of different spaces) and no systematic way of moving between them.

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