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As much as I value Wikipedia as a resource, I've personally never understood the culture behind it. Long-term, to me, it's unclear what the future holds for it.
by nxzero 11y ago
As much as I value Wikipedia as a resource, I've personally never understood the culture behind it. Long-term, to me, it's unclear what the future holds for it.
- carlmcqueen 11y agoa very simple and well written version of the thoughts I've been having around Wikipedia.
- empath75 11y agoIt's both a never ending disaster and the greatest resource in the history of the world.
- ghaff 11y agoThat's a great way to put it. With the usual things-can-always-be-improved caveat, I suspect that the same things that make Wikipedia such a valuable resource (crowdsourcing, broad scope, etc.) will continue to inevitably lead to tensions--whether organizationally or over things like inclusion/deletion.
- matzipan 11y agoThat's most of human nature you're describing there.
- mathattack 11y agoSounds like a description of democracy too. :-)
- Mikushi 11y agoGiven the amount of politics involved in editor circles I don't even think valuing it as a resource is that great.
- lukeschlather 11y agoShow me an editor circle free of politics and I'll show you a circle of one.
- rpgmaker 11y ago> Long-term, to me, it's unclear what the future holds for it. Why specifically? (Honest question).
- nxzero 11y agoTo me, there are three parts to Wikipedia: content, community, and organization. Pretty obvious the content has the potential to live on, though without a solid community, it'll get rotten pretty quickly. As for the organization, To me, it seems pretty driven by the founder, though might be wrong, and also, not sure what to make of it. Basically, my opinion is that if the community dies, Wikipedia dies.
- starshadowx2 11y agoI feel like it would be a good resource/library to have once we can just upload information straight to our minds or accessible by thought.