In a message dated 1/21/2009 8:04:30 PM Pacific Standard Time, keithold@gmail.com writes:
New features enabling the inclusion of this user-generated content will be rolled out on the encyclopedia's website over the next 24 hours, * Britannica's* president, Jorge Cauz, said in an interview today." (More in story)>>
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I had sent him a scathing email denigrating him for not allowing direct user edits.
For some time, they allowed you to *email* them additions and corrections, and I pointed out how ridiculously last decade that was. And how if they don't shape up ...like now dude.... they would be history. Buried by Wikipedia.
I notice they didn't mention my name in that article however. Shameless!
Will Johnson
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Well, they can do what they like. But because of that, Wikipedia will remain more popular and wider in scope and depth than Brittanica 2.0.
On Wed, Jan 21, 2009 at 8:07 PM, WJhonson@aol.com wrote:
In a message dated 1/21/2009 8:04:30 PM Pacific Standard Time, keithold@gmail.com writes:
New features enabling the inclusion of this user-generated content will be rolled out on the encyclopedia's website over the next 24 hours, * Britannica's* president, Jorge Cauz, said in an interview today." (More in story)>>
I had sent him a scathing email denigrating him for not allowing direct user edits.
For some time, they allowed you to *email* them additions and corrections, and I pointed out how ridiculously last decade that was. And how if they don't shape up ...like now dude.... they would be history. Buried by Wikipedia.
I notice they didn't mention my name in that article however. Shameless!
Will Johnson
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WJhonson@aol.com wrote:
In a message dated 1/21/2009 keithold@gmail.com writes:
New features enabling the inclusion of this user-generated content will be rolled out on the encyclopedia's website over the next 24 hours, * Britannica's* president, Jorge Cauz, said in an interview today." (More in story)>>
I had sent him a scathing email denigrating him for not allowing direct user edits.
For some time, they allowed you to *email* them additions and corrections, and I pointed out how ridiculously last decade that was. And how if they don't shape up ...like now dude.... they would be history. Buried by Wikipedia.
I notice they didn't mention my name in that article however. Shameless!
It's hard to see what will be accomplished by taunting them in this way. Rubbing dirt in the faces of the losers is not particularly dignified. If we really are the winners we need to be more gracious about it.
Ec