I am deeply fascinated by the Wikipedia phenomenon, and Jason Scott's article is very interesting. My initial reaction is general disagreement with his conclusions. I want to think about it a bit more and listen to the audio before writing too much. But, I also want to outline a couple ideas before I forget them.
- The consumer vs. content creator dichotomy.
- The wasted effort argument.
- Is wikipedia a place for "content" creation or a place for "content" digestion?
- The question of authority.
These are a few issues I would like to analyze at some point. This is mostly a reminder to myself. But if anyone ever bothers to read this, you'll know what to expect in the coming days.
2 comments:
Looking forward to it.
Careful about falling into the "ends justify the means" arguments, though; those are weak because in point of fact, Wikipedia suffers from constant, constant degredation. It improves in stages, and people hold up a single shining example and then ignore the thousands of others.
- Jason Scott
Thanks for the comment, Jason. I'm not quite sure what you mean by "ends justify the means" arguments. But, I have to say I'm thrilled you took the time to reply to my thoughts.
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