I though Wikipedia was about building an encyclopedia, not a community? It doesn't
matter how the community works in the slightest, provided it yields the desired product.
I agree with this, though: "Few corporations even begin to grasp the dynamics of a
community like ours". This is quite correct. Few corporations even begin to grasp the
concept of letting the lunatics take over the asylum. Few corporations tolerate flagrant
incompetence, either. Adverts would give us the cash to hire professionals, sweep out the
current clutter, and get on with building the interface, presentation, and reliability
that we deserve from our position as a top-ten website and world's Number One
encyclopaedia. At the moment, we do not merit our elevated status. Some of this is due to
lack of cash, plenty more to inability to govern from those who currently do.
Moreschi
Odi profanum vulgus et arceo.
Date: Wed, 24 Oct 2007 01:15:34 +0200
From: erik(a)wikimedia.org
To: wikien-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org
Subject: Re: [WikiEN-l] Wikipedia struggles, Mozilla set for life?
On 10/24/07, Robert Rohde <rarohde(a)gmail.com> wrote:
A corporation willing to invest $10M could very
credibly seek to fork
Wikipedia, develop an advertising supported model, and introduce changes in
the community structure that might attact new volunteers.
Some things are more likely to happen in theory than in practice. :-)
Few corporations even begin to grasp the dynamics of a community like
ours. Wikia is a notable exception; they actually seem to genuinely
care about building real communities, respect free licensing, etc. But
look who started that company.
--
Toward Peace, Love & Progress:
Erik
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