[WikiEN-l] Community vs Encyclopedia

Sat Jun 3 17:41:34 UTC 2006

>
> It's probably more of a naming thing than anything else, but it does
> imply a point of view on whether the encyclopaedia has actually been
> created yet. Is the online version of Wikipedia an encyclopaedia, or
> is it a peek into a work in progress?
>

The principle of the Wikipedia is that it's a work in progress, surely?

On 6/3/06, Steve Bennett <stevagewp at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> On 6/3/06, Joe Anderson <computerjoe.mailinglist at googlemail.com> wrote:
> > However, four different viewpoints of the Wikipedia have emerged
> recently:
> >
> >   - It is an encyclopedia with a community
> >   - It is a community with an encyclopedia
> >   - It is an encyclopedia
> >   - It is a community
>
> Interesting. The dichotomy I most often see, that people have trouble
> deciding on, is :
>
> - Wikipedia is an encyclopaedia
> - Wikipedia is a project to create an encyclopaedia
>
> It's probably more of a naming thing than anything else, but it does
> imply a point of view on whether the encyclopaedia has actually been
> created yet. Is the online version of Wikipedia an encyclopaedia, or
> is it a peek into a work in progress?
>
> Steve
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