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That's way more effort than writing some text. That kind of content doesn't make itself for free.

fsloth 6y ago
This. If we get tools that enables simple creation of video/interactive assets then Wikipedia will get those more. As a life long graphics geek and programmer, currently the content creation ecosystem is not really on "bicycle" level - more like unicycle while juggling chainsaws - although it's getting better. I mean I've done graphics stuff all my life, and would be quite lost how to "do a quick animation" in something closer to 15 minutes than 15 hours or 15 days.
- kashprime 6y ago
  I think we have Adobe to thank for stagnation in creator tools. There are smaller, harder to find companies doing pieces of the work (i.e. Photopea for Photoshop) and lots of video editing apps that have grown up around Instagram and TikTok. Blender is great for 3d modeling and more.
- pwdisswordfish0 6y ago
  http://wickeditor.com http://wickeditor.com open source Flash replacement for 2020
stuff4ben 6y ago
But they get millions of dollars in donations every year.
- Hello71 6y ago
  of which about $0 goes to actual content creators.
  - hoards_tenting 6y ago
    They don't pay people to create content directly but in their most recent annual report they state that 32% of their expenses are supporting the community. > The Wikimedia projects exist thanks to volunteer communities around the world that create and maintain them. We strengthen these communities through grants, programs, events, trainings, partnerships, tools to augment contributor capacity, and support for the legal defense of editors. https://wikimediafoundation.org/about/annualreport/2019-annual-report/financials/ https://wikimediafoundation.org/about/annualreport/2019-annu...
    - Hello71 6y ago
      mneh... these expenses include things like the disastrous https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knowledge_Engine_(Wikimedia_Foundation) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knowledge_Engine_(Wikimedia_Fo... and other similar projects which the existing community was not consulted on and have tenuous effects on actually attracting and retaining contributors.
- hoards_tenting 6y ago
  They don't spend money paying people to create content. Volunteers create that content for free.
TigeriusKirk 6y ago
Is there a charity dedicated to making short CC0 instructive videos of fundamental concepts? That seems like a worthwhile cause.

This. If we get tools that enables simple creation of video/interactive assets then Wikipedia will get those more. As a life long graphics geek and programmer, currently the content creation ecosystem is not really on "bicycle" level - more like unicycle while juggling chainsaws - although it's getting better. I mean I've done graphics stuff all my life, and would be quite lost how to "do a quick animation" in something closer to 15 minutes than 15 hours or 15 days.

kashprime 6y ago
I think we have Adobe to thank for stagnation in creator tools. There are smaller, harder to find companies doing pieces of the work (i.e. Photopea for Photoshop) and lots of video editing apps that have grown up around Instagram and TikTok. Blender is great for 3d modeling and more.
pwdisswordfish0 6y ago
http://wickeditor.com http://wickeditor.com open source Flash replacement for 2020

stuff4ben 6y ago

But they get millions of dollars in donations every year.

Hello71 6y ago
of which about $0 goes to actual content creators.
- hoards_tenting 6y ago
  They don't pay people to create content directly but in their most recent annual report they state that 32% of their expenses are supporting the community. > The Wikimedia projects exist thanks to volunteer communities around the world that create and maintain them. We strengthen these communities through grants, programs, events, trainings, partnerships, tools to augment contributor capacity, and support for the legal defense of editors. https://wikimediafoundation.org/about/annualreport/2019-annual-report/financials/ https://wikimediafoundation.org/about/annualreport/2019-annu...
  - Hello71 6y ago
    mneh... these expenses include things like the disastrous https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knowledge_Engine_(Wikimedia_Foundation) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knowledge_Engine_(Wikimedia_Fo... and other similar projects which the existing community was not consulted on and have tenuous effects on actually attracting and retaining contributors.
hoards_tenting 6y ago
They don't spend money paying people to create content. Volunteers create that content for free.

TigeriusKirk 6y ago

Is there a charity dedicated to making short CC0 instructive videos of fundamental concepts? That seems like a worthwhile cause.