[Wikipedia-l] An idea

Guaka guaka at no-log.org
Wed Jun 8 01:28:27 UTC 2005


> How does one, in the course of documenting what is known on a topic, 
> "accidentally find out something that wasn't known before"?

IIRC something like that happened with [[en:color blindness]].
But there are several other possibilities I guess, especially when
Wikipedia articles will delve deeper and deeper into subjects.

> If one does indeed have brand new ideas about a subject, these ideas 
> warrant the testing and maturation that comes with peer review and 
> publication before they warrant being repeated in an encyclopedia.

Yes, that's why I think Wikiresearch is a good idea. It combines peer
review and publication.






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