On Sat, May 3, 2008 at 3:42 AM, Daniel R. Tobias <dan(a)tobias.name> wrote:
"wikipedia" becomes a common term for
reference sources and online
projects of various sorts, like "the wikipedia of baseball
statistics".
I see that happening in Germany once in a while, too. It started with
other Wiki projects on particular subjects and more and more,
"Wikipedia" can be used as a metaphor on something that contains lots
of information.
Even if there are some negative consequences associated with that
development, the positive implications are much larger.
Mathias
(Wikipedia is the Wikipedia of Knowledge)