On 11/1/06, geni <geniice(a)gmail.com> wrote:
On 11/1/06, Steve Summit <scs(a)eskimo.com>
wrote:
There's something interesting -- and a little
sad -- going on
here with respect to language evolution. Just about everyone has
heard of Wikipedia by now, but most people don't know where the
name comes from. So they're apt to seize on the wrong part of
the word when creating derived terms. More and more we're seeing
the stem "pedia" used to mean "an open, collaborative repository
that anyone can quickly and easily edit". Sorry, Ward.
http://www.skepticwiki.org/wiki/index.php/Main_Page
http://furry.wikia.com/wiki/WikiFur_Furry_Central
http://doom.wikia.com/wiki/Entryway
http://muppet.wikia.com/wiki/Muppet_Wiki
http://academia.wikia.com/wiki/Main_Page
The issue is more likely that "pedia" stuck on the end of a word tends
to flow better than having "wiki" crowbared in.
In this case both sides are appropriate. Intellipedia is a wiki, and
it's an encyclopedia. But calling it "The Intelligence Wikipedia"
would draw ire from the trademark wonks.
Still, it's a good thing Ward isn't as bigheaded as another free
content leader. Wiki/Intellipedia anyone?
Anthony