It's the Cabal, silly. [/#wikipedia reference] Perhaps they're trying to
talk about the sysops, but failing miserably? And I agree; it seems to be
hard for people to accept the fact that Wikipedia is completely open. I get
the same kind of reaction whenever I tell people about it.
Perhaps a correction letter should be sent to the magazine? We don't want
people to get the wrong impression about Wikipedia.
=)
----- Original Message -----
From: "Peter Jaros" <rjaros(a)shaysnet.com>
To: "English Wikipedia" <wikien-l(a)Wikipedia.org>
Sent: Monday, May 24, 2004 8:25 PM
Subject: [WikiEN-l] Who is this editorial group?
http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/04_22/b3885044.htm:
WIKIPEDIA IS ONE of the more remarkable projects
on the Web. The
online encyclopedia (
www.wikipedia.com) is the work of 6,000-odd
volunteers covering a huge range of subjects, even though it does
better on science and technology than on arts and culture. Not
surprisingly, the articles are of uneven depth and quality. If you
find an error, you are welcome to suggest a correction. And if you
find a topic that isn't covered, you are welcome to create a new
article. (An editorial group decides which corrections and
contributions merit posting.)
Uh, who is this "editorial group"? This wouldn't disturb me so much
if I hadn't sent a letter to another columnist recently about almost
the same language. I supposed the WikiWay is just too hard for some
people to believe, but who is this "editorial group"?
Peter
Wow. Three consecutive lines, 76 chars each. By accident. ::Bow::
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