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What is surprising about all this is that it wouldn't take much effort at all to get fed up and fork Wikipedia. Surely Wales and company understand this danger
by SeanLuke 4y ago
What is surprising about all this is that it wouldn't take much effort at all to get fed up and fork Wikipedia. Surely Wales and company understand this danger.
- galdosdi 4y agoLook up "Network Effects" ... ironically, probably on Wikipedia
- tpxl 4y agoWhat happens when the network of editors moves over to the new Wikipedia? The old one becomes stale and dies.
- IshKebab 4y agoThat won't happen because of network effects. Nobody wants to edit a site that nobody else reads.
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- MathMonkeyMan 4y agoNetworks don't move, individuals do. But individuals tend not to leave a large network for a small one.
- charcircuit 4y agoNetworks can connect. Old and new wikipedia can be connected together to share edits.
- mistrial9 4y ago> the network of editors moves over to the new Wikipedia oh please yes
- return_to_monke 4y agoEven if the networks will move over, a lot of links won't. Search engines won't put results from "VeryFreeCompletelyTransparentWiki.com" as a first result/Sidebar, they will put Wikipedia because the large user base can effectively prevent vandalism. Wether that's a good thing or not is up for debate
- idiotsecant 4y agoThis would be a disaster and is the worst possible outcome - you don't end up with a new, better wikipedia. You end up with two crappier versions of wikipedia.
- SeanLuke 4y agoI'm not saying it'd be good for anyone. I'm just saying that it seems Wales is playing with fire.