[Foundation-l] New Proposal: WikiMemory

Thu Sep 15 23:12:38 UTC 2005

Just to say that I was thinking about something similar. As well as I
support this idea.

This would solve te problem of sep11.wikipedia, too.

On 9/16/05, Poe, Marshall <MPoe at theatlantic.com> wrote:
> Thanks for the comments, Mav.
> 
> In my conception (hardly original or final), Wikimemory would focus on
> common, significant, historical *experiences* rather than the
> individuals.  The top level categories in Wikimemory would, then, be
> historical experiences: "The Vietnam War," "The Cultural Revolution,"
> "Encounters with Jimmy Carter," "The Red Sox winning the World Series,"
> "The Beatles Final Concert," "Hurricane Katrina" and so on.  Pretty much
> anything with a witness, a place, a date and a bit of significance to
> "your community" (very broadly defined) would fit.
> 
> Both Wikipeople and (to a lesser extent) Wikimemorial seem focused on
> individuals, and that seems to me to be a separate, important kind of
> information.  Does that make sense?
> 
> Linking the experiences recorded in Wikimemory with entries on the
> witnesses in Wikipeople is a great idea, though.
> 
> Best, Marshall
> 
> 
> Marshall Poe, Ph.D.
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