And centrists. And Jews. And non-fascist conservatives. And just about everyone who isn't a Nazi.Ognistysztorm wrote: ↑Sat Sep 02, 2023 4:56 amThat alone should irk many liberals and progressives.
Should Wikipedia be co-opted or destroyed?
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Re: Should Wikipedia be co-opted or destroyed?
Oh? What name did he use on WP? You must be talking about this shitshow.Ognistysztorm wrote: ↑Sat Sep 02, 2023 4:28 amI know of a Canadian YouTuber JJ. McCullough who had repeatedly dissed Wikipedia on Twitter many times. He was a former editor and even an admin, and because of issues in his encyclopedic article he turned sour on them and retired while remaining in good-standing. If enough coaxing is done I'm sure that he'll prove a great ally.
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Re: Should Wikipedia be co-opted or destroyed?
Personally I believe it is possible to destabilize Wikipedia but it wouldn't be easy and woukd require significant funding.
They would need to avoid the mistakes of Wikipedia yet capitalize on its strengths. For example: all the content on Wikipedia is freely distributable. So you can pretty much peel out anything you want. That would give you a pretty good start on a new project after removing the template cruft.
Beaking it by topic, more like how fandom does it has some advantages allowing different Wikiprojects to improve the content how they see fit while avoiding the cross projecr drama.
Of course this is all easier said than done but ive been doing this for years on the military history project and thus far its worked fairly well.
They would need to avoid the mistakes of Wikipedia yet capitalize on its strengths. For example: all the content on Wikipedia is freely distributable. So you can pretty much peel out anything you want. That would give you a pretty good start on a new project after removing the template cruft.
Beaking it by topic, more like how fandom does it has some advantages allowing different Wikiprojects to improve the content how they see fit while avoiding the cross projecr drama.
Of course this is all easier said than done but ive been doing this for years on the military history project and thus far its worked fairly well.
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Re: Should Wikipedia be co-opted or destroyed?
You should make Justapedia your new home. There are too many articles such as those related to the war in Ukraine that needs updating since the fork last year.Kumioko wrote: ↑Mon Sep 04, 2023 3:11 pmPersonally I believe it is possible to destabilize Wikipedia but it wouldn't be easy and woukd require significant funding.
They would need to avoid the mistakes of Wikipedia yet capitalize on its strengths. For example: all the content on Wikipedia is freely distributable. So you can pretty much peel out anything you want. That would give you a pretty good start on a new project after removing the template cruft.
Beaking it by topic, more like how fandom does it has some advantages allowing different Wikiprojects to improve the content how they see fit while avoiding the cross projecr drama.
Of course this is all easier said than done but ive been doing this for years on the military history project and thus far its worked fairly well.