[WikiEN-l] We've been overtaken.

[Ray Saintonge]

Ian Woollard wrote:
> On 21/04/2009, Scientia Potentia est wrote:
>   
>> I'm not too concerned. Their notability standards seem to be very loose, and
>> they have few of the trappings that we emphasize: BLP, neutrality, reliable
>> sourcing, brilliant prose, etc.
>>     
> That's exactly the kind of thing that the Encyclopedia Britannica said
> about the Wikipedia!
>
>   
I wouldn't be too concerned about it either. This is a volunteer project 
so, unlike with the folks at EB, nobody's livelihood depends on it.  
Competition is a healthy development, and to everyone's benefit.  Free 
culture principles should be the one unifying criterion for all these 
sites. In a free culture environment all such projects should be free to 
borrow from each other.  The others would certainly not be bound by NPOV 
or the other listed features, but the right and ability of readers to 
compare different sites allows them the opportunity to determine for 
themselves exactly what is neutral.


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