Man, one new yorker cartoon per article. Why didn't wikipedia think of that?
Because encyclopedias should not be relying on self-aggrandizing, unfunny, and poorly considered cartoons such as the New Yorker; and we should be focusing on legitimate information.
Case in point: Would the Barack Obama article be improved by the inevitable inclusion of the incredibly offensive and almost universally criticized cartoon of him in terrorist garb fist-bumping an afro wearing militant Michelle Obama? Yes, that's certainly neutral point of view right there. Ignoring for a second the epic fail in their poor taste attempt at satire, the New Yorker's cartoons are by definition non-neutral, and as such would unduly skew any Wikipedia article they were added to.
It's just more of a sign that Knol is not actually even attempting to be a competitor to Wikipedia, and rather a whole different genre of product.
Seems to be the ultimate inclusionists' dream. If it exists, make a knol about it?
- Joe
*whoosh*
On 7/23/08, Dan Rosenthal swatjester@gmail.com wrote:
Man, one new yorker cartoon per article. Why didn't wikipedia think of that?
Because encyclopedias should not be relying on self-aggrandizing, unfunny, and poorly considered cartoons such as the New Yorker; and we should be focusing on legitimate information.
Case in point: Would the Barack Obama article be improved by the inevitable inclusion of the incredibly offensive and almost universally criticized cartoon of him in terrorist garb fist-bumping an afro wearing militant Michelle Obama? Yes, that's certainly neutral point of view right there. Ignoring for a second the epic fail in their poor taste attempt at satire, the New Yorker's cartoons are by definition non-neutral, and as such would unduly skew any Wikipedia article they were added to.
It's just more of a sign that Knol is not actually even attempting to be a competitor to Wikipedia, and rather a whole different genre of product.
--
Dan Rosenthal
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Let's be honest: it doesn't look, feel and some articles are fantastic to read and have a good depth of detail.
Ian [[User:Poeloq]]
On Thu, Jul 24, 2008 at 2:13 AM, Brian Brian.Mingus@colorado.edu wrote:
*whoosh*
On 7/23/08, Dan Rosenthal swatjester@gmail.com wrote:
Man, one new yorker cartoon per article. Why didn't wikipedia think of that?
Because encyclopedias should not be relying on self-aggrandizing,
unfunny,
and poorly considered cartoons such as the New Yorker; and we should be focusing on legitimate information.
Case in point: Would the Barack Obama article be improved by the
inevitable
inclusion of the incredibly offensive and almost universally criticized cartoon of him in terrorist garb fist-bumping an afro wearing militant Michelle Obama? Yes, that's certainly neutral point of view right there. Ignoring for a second the epic fail in their poor taste attempt at
satire,
the New Yorker's cartoons are by definition non-neutral, and as such
would
unduly skew any Wikipedia article they were added to.
It's just more of a sign that Knol is not actually even attempting to be
a
competitor to Wikipedia, and rather a whole different genre of product.
--
Dan Rosenthal
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