WikipediaEditor Durin wrote:
On 7/19/07, Charlotte Webb charlottethewebb@gmail.com wrote:
None of this surprises me at all, though it would be nice if I could actually do something about it. Anyway I'm curious what the "first coming of hell" would have been, looking at the subject line.
Printed encyclopedias, which suffered limited distribution compared to what a free encyclopedia can do, and have ultimately been a scam to charge for what is common knowledge through various sources.
The less free we become, the more hellish it will get.
That last statement has dimensions that go well beyond what we are trying to do.
You're judging the printed encyclopedias too harshly, and applying to-day's standards to a great step forward of the 18th century.
What has changed is the means of production. The economic model that supported the 18th century encyclopedists and provided a healthy living for their heirs is no longer tenable.
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