[WikiEN-l] How to start a viable competitor to Wikipedia?

Bob the Wikipedian bobthewikipedian at gmail.com
Fri Apr 8 21:57:47 UTC 2011


Already been done, Conservapedia. The most disgusting mockery of 
conservatives I've ever seen. Then again, isn't this one of the sites 
Jimbo runs?

Bob

On 4/8/2011 3:32 AM, Ray Saintonge wrote:
> On 04/07/11 5:03 PM, Ian Woollard wrote:
>> You should be careful what you wish for. It's not hard to make a
>> 'viable competitor' encyclopedia that would be so corrupt and
>> inaccurate it would make the Fox News network... look like a news
>> network. And if it was glossy and facile enough, plenty of people
>> would probably be dumb enough to use it.
>>
> That would be great!  Maybe Fox News itself can pick up the idea. Their
> accuracy and corruption is not our responsibility. If they're bad
> enough, that will make us look better.
>
> Ec
>
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