Faraaz Damji wrote:
If you think that there are serious problems with Wikipedia, there's nothing stopping you from starting another wiki encyclopedia with Wikipedia's content since everything is GFDL'd.
I keep seeing this argument, and I keep wondering how many of the people who say this actually believe what they are saying. OF COURSE there is something stopping you from starting another Wiki encyclopedia. Firstly, running such a project requires resources far in excess of what any average person can provide. Secondly, Wikipedia has the community lock-in factor (people feel "at home" and don't like to switch). Thirdly, there's the social risk of being ridiculed for attempting something that, in the eyes of many, Wikipedia has already achieved.
Greetings, Timwi