March 03, 2011, 19:48
KallehWiki-fication
There was an article in the Tribune today about a commonly discussed subject on Wordcraft (no...not epicaricacy), and that is Wikipedia.
Link The author breaks the world into Wiki and anti-Wiki forces. I particularly thought Wordcrafters would appreciate this example:
quote:
One day, in the midst doing verbal battle with yet another anti-Wikipedia-ite, it dawned on me that the whole world breaks down into Wiki and anti-Wiki forces. There are those people throughout history who have embraced this type of decentralized, power-to-the-people phenomenon and those who have been scared witless by it.
The American Revolution? British versus colonists? Nope. Wiki versus anti-Wiki forces. The British wanted to regain centralized control over the colonies; the rebels wanted to retain control over their destinies and continue their experiment in self-governance.
And on he goes, through much of history and including some of the current world situations.
March 05, 2011, 07:47
goofySeems to me a bit hyperbolic to compare Wikipedia to the American Revolution.
March 05, 2011, 20:52
KallehWell, the author was having fun. Still, it made a good point of how Wikipedia, with loose oversight, is doing a good job. Yes, I eat crow on this one.