On 11/1/06, geni geniice@gmail.com wrote:
On 11/1/06, Steve Summit scs@eskimo.com wrote:
There's something interesting -- and a little sad -- going on here with respect to language evolution. Just about everyone has heard of Wikipedia by now, but most people don't know where the name comes from. So they're apt to seize on the wrong part of the word when creating derived terms. More and more we're seeing the stem "pedia" used to mean "an open, collaborative repository that anyone can quickly and easily edit". Sorry, Ward.
http://www.skepticwiki.org/wiki/index.php/Main_Page http://furry.wikia.com/wiki/WikiFur_Furry_Central http://doom.wikia.com/wiki/Entryway http://muppet.wikia.com/wiki/Muppet_Wiki http://academia.wikia.com/wiki/Main_Page
The issue is more likely that "pedia" stuck on the end of a word tends to flow better than having "wiki" crowbared in.
In this case both sides are appropriate. Intellipedia is a wiki, and it's an encyclopedia. But calling it "The Intelligence Wikipedia" would draw ire from the trademark wonks.
Still, it's a good thing Ward isn't as bigheaded as another free content leader. Wiki/Intellipedia anyone?
Anthony