on 7/3/08 11:42 PM, Thomas Larsen at thomashlarsen.wmf@gmail.com wrote:
Hi folks,
I am formally proposing that Wikipedia be forked and that a new compendium of human knowledge, Wikipendium, be created as an independent alternative with a more pleasant, respectful, productive, constructive community with simple, clear rules and an unbureaucratic and responsible governance structure.
I believe, along with many others, that Wikipedia community members are frequently unjustifiably hostile towards viewpoints other than their own and towards the users who hold these viewpoints. In addition, I feel that Wikipedia has become too bureaucratic, ineffective, and indecisive and has placed the values of quantity and openness, while important, over those of quality and reliability respectively. I believe that Wikipedia's continued rejection of, and discrimination _against_, experts is outrageous and must be amended, but in a far less elitist and arrogant way than Citizendium has attempted.
The official proposal may be found as a blog at http://wikipendium.blogspot.com/ . All people who are interested are invited to participate in discussion there.
Best and friendly regards,
Thomas
Thomas,
There are many who are content, even happy, with the state of the culture on the English Wikipedia. And there are many who are not. I am one of those who are not. I would be very interested in working with you on the Wikipendium Project.
Marc Riddell