On Wed, Nov 4, 2009 at 23:36, Robert Rohde rarohde@gmail.com wrote:
I have been part of the wiki community for 6 years now. As I reflect on what I've seen over the years, I've developed a definite sense that the enthusiasm and energy in the community has waned. (I'm going to frame this discussion mostly in terms of the English Wikipedia, though I think it applies to most of the large, mature wikis.)
If you miss the excitement, learn the Sakha language, or at least Russian. Many small wikis in African and post-Soviet languages are mostly abandoned, but the small group of editors of the Wikipedia in Sakha are very excited.
At the root, I think that Wikipedia is something of a victim of it's
own success. We've written the largest encyclopedia in history, become a household name, and created a top web destination. Great job. What now?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Wikipedia_backlog
I find it pretty exciting.
I don't see a big difference between writing new articles and improving existing ones.