On Mon, 4 Aug 2003 a.crossman(a)blueyonder.co.uk wrote:
The article about Wikipedia is now linked to from the
front page of
CNN.com so now is the time for all Wikipedia volunteer firefighters
to report to duty. :-)
"Just minutes after the articles hit the site, they were tweaked and
polished by Wikipedia's cult-like following."
Hrm... At least we're only cult-*like*, not an actual *cult*. ;)
"And suddenly everyone used to an edit every few minutes or every hour on
Wikipedia started seeing this flurry of activity."
Actually, about 3 or 4 edits per minute is typical on the English-language
Wikipedia.
I notice there's also some sort of video clip, but I think you have to pay
them money or something (in addition to installing RealPlayer, which may
not be to your liking).
-- brion vibber (brion @
pobox.com)