Comments on: The End of Wikipedia http://thenextweb.com/2008/12/04/the-end-of-wikipedia/ International technology news, business & culture Wed, 15 Feb 2012 02:47:31 +0100 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: erwin blom http://thenextweb.com/2008/12/04/the-end-of-wikipedia/#comment-372610 erwin blom Sat, 06 Dec 2008 12:21:11 +0000 http://thenextweb.com/?p=8103#comment-372610 I'm somewhere in the middle as well ;-) I focus on the people with a vision, a goal, inspiration, fun. Something like that. I’m somewhere in the middle as well ;-) I focus on the people with a vision, a goal, inspiration, fun. Something like that.

]]> By: Ernst-Jan Pfauth http://thenextweb.com/2008/12/04/the-end-of-wikipedia/#comment-372609 Ernst-Jan Pfauth Sat, 06 Dec 2008 12:15:11 +0000 http://thenextweb.com/?p=8103#comment-372609 I don't think I can answer that question, though I'd love to deny it. After spending three weeks in a country where everybody tries to rip you off, it's easy to say yes. When turning on the news, it's easy to say yes. But it's not easy to live with the very thought that people are bad. So to come to an optimistic conclusion, I like to believe people are good. That's makes life more interesting and worthwhile. Especially since approaching people with that attitude often stimulates a positive reply (giving the self-fulfilling prophecy a good spin here). What do you think? I don’t think I can answer that question, though I’d love to deny it. After spending three weeks in a country where everybody tries to rip you off, it’s easy to say yes. When turning on the news, it’s easy to say yes. But it’s not easy to live with the very thought that people are bad. So to come to an optimistic conclusion, I like to believe people are good. That’s makes life more interesting and worthwhile. Especially since approaching people with that attitude often stimulates a positive reply (giving the self-fulfilling prophecy a good spin here).

What do you think?

]]> By: erwin blom http://thenextweb.com/2008/12/04/the-end-of-wikipedia/#comment-372608 erwin blom Sat, 06 Dec 2008 00:11:02 +0000 http://thenextweb.com/?p=8103#comment-372608 So what do you think, are people bad? So what do you think, are people bad?

]]> By: StepFree » Blog Archive » StepFree bookmarks week 49 http://thenextweb.com/2008/12/04/the-end-of-wikipedia/#comment-372607 StepFree » Blog Archive » StepFree bookmarks week 49 Fri, 05 Dec 2008 13:58:14 +0000 http://thenextweb.com/?p=8103#comment-372607 [...] The End of Wikipedia [...] [...] The End of Wikipedia [...]

]]> By: Bijgespijkerd » Interessante bookmarks week 49 http://thenextweb.com/2008/12/04/the-end-of-wikipedia/#comment-372606 Bijgespijkerd » Interessante bookmarks week 49 Fri, 05 Dec 2008 13:56:01 +0000 http://thenextweb.com/?p=8103#comment-372606 [...] The End of Wikipedia [...] [...] The End of Wikipedia [...]

]]> By: Ernst-Jan Pfauth http://thenextweb.com/2008/12/04/the-end-of-wikipedia/#comment-372605 Ernst-Jan Pfauth Fri, 05 Dec 2008 08:28:06 +0000 http://thenextweb.com/?p=8103#comment-372605 Thanks for the comments. I sense that you're not really worried. Though the poll says that 29 percent does worry about the new step. Let's see what happens. I've scheduled a look back post for December 2009 in my Google Calendar. Thanks for the comments. I sense that you’re not really worried. Though the poll says that 29 percent does worry about the new step. Let’s see what happens. I’ve scheduled a look back post for December 2009 in my Google Calendar.

]]> By: Samuel http://thenextweb.com/2008/12/04/the-end-of-wikipedia/#comment-372604 Samuel Thu, 04 Dec 2008 21:49:14 +0000 http://thenextweb.com/?p=8103#comment-372604 Thanks for this post. My first reaction was: great, this is a good thing. But I was thinking from a corporate perspectief. We are using the mediawiki platform for our enterprise wiki's. Although they are much-used in R&D, we see that less-tech-savvy employees would rather have a more user-friendly (mostly relating to a WYSIWYG editor) than the current interface. So, from a company perspective I'm really happy with this and hope this will encourage our employees to use wiki's more often. Thanks for this post. My first reaction was: great, this is a good thing. But I was thinking from a corporate perspectief. We are using the mediawiki platform for our enterprise wiki’s. Although they are much-used in R&D, we see that less-tech-savvy employees would rather have a more user-friendly (mostly relating to a WYSIWYG editor) than the current interface. So, from a company perspective I’m really happy with this and hope this will encourage our employees to use wiki’s more often.

]]> By: UCBearcats http://thenextweb.com/2008/12/04/the-end-of-wikipedia/#comment-372603 UCBearcats Thu, 04 Dec 2008 17:26:01 +0000 http://thenextweb.com/?p=8103#comment-372603 This blog post has been dugg on digg.com. If you liked it please take the time to give it a digg. http://digg.com/tech_news/An_easier_to_edit_Wikipedia_might_just_be_its_Demise This blog post has been dugg on digg.com. If you liked it please take the time to give it a digg.

http://digg.com/tech_news/An_easier_to_edit_Wikipedia_might_just_be_its_Demise

]]> By: Sjef Kerkhofs http://thenextweb.com/2008/12/04/the-end-of-wikipedia/#comment-372602 Sjef Kerkhofs Thu, 04 Dec 2008 17:01:02 +0000 http://thenextweb.com/?p=8103#comment-372602 I strongly believe in the power of crowdsourcing. I think the community corrects errors most of the time. I agree with Jimmy Wales: “It’s very difficult to fool a community” I strongly believe in the power of crowdsourcing. I think the community corrects errors most of the time.

I agree with Jimmy Wales: “It’s very difficult to fool a community”

]]> By: Hoof http://thenextweb.com/2008/12/04/the-end-of-wikipedia/#comment-372601 Hoof Thu, 04 Dec 2008 12:04:33 +0000 http://thenextweb.com/?p=8103#comment-372601 I thing knowledge and techsavvyness are a bit connected, but not a lot. I never got around the hurdles to, and consider myself reasonably smart. It's is impossible to do predictions I guess. When it's is easier to edit, you could also argue more mistakes are corrected (I know I would correct stuff). A system where edits from contributors that get corrected a lot are put into quarantine or something might be a good idea. Just leave it to the crowd to monitor new information before it is put in the 'official' page. I thing knowledge and techsavvyness are a bit connected, but not a lot. I never got around the hurdles to, and consider myself reasonably smart.

It’s is impossible to do predictions I guess. When it’s is easier to edit, you could also argue more mistakes are corrected (I know I would correct stuff).

A system where edits from contributors that get corrected a lot are put into quarantine or something might be a good idea. Just leave it to the crowd to monitor new information before it is put in the ‘official’ page.

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