[WikiEN-l] I've said it before, I'll say it again...

Thu Oct 27 14:38:50 UTC 2005

On 10/27/05, Alphax <alphasigmax at gmail.com> wrote:
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> I am purposefully breaking the thread here:
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> Ryan Delaney wrote:
> > geni wrote:
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> >>Do you really want deletion in the hands of these people? Other than a
> >>mild interest in which of our edit warriors would come out on top I
> >>can see nothing posertive about this aproach.
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> > It sounds to me like you just don't believe in the idea of a Wiki in
> > general. I could make the exact same argument against letting anyone
> > edit the article; the more persistent edit warrior always wins, so
> > what's the point? If that's your view, we can't even have a discussion
> > about this. But it makes me wonder why you are involved with Wikipedia
> > at all. :\
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> I've said it before, I'll say it again:
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> Wikipedia is an encyclopedia.
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> Wikipedia being a wiki is a means to an end, NOT the other way around.

 Wikipedia is also a wiki. And while wiki might be merely a means to an end,
it is the means that was adopted by Wikipedia. It also seems to work a lot
better than the alternatives, at least for the type of budget Wikipedia has.
You might have some other ideas how to create an encyclopedia, but I think
you'll have a tough time convincing others in the project to adopt them.
 Do you believe in the idea of a Wiki in general? If not, why *do* you
bother participating in Wikipedia, which is clearly a wiki and is going to
continue to be so as long as Wikipedia still exists.