[WikiEN-l] Watch out Wikipedia, here comes Britannica 2.0

[Ray Saintonge]

WJhonson at aol.com wrote:
> In a message dated 1/21/2009 keithold at gmail.com writes:
>
> New  features enabling the inclusion of this user-generated content will  be
> rolled out on the encyclopedia's website over the next 24 hours,  *
> Britannica's* president, Jorge Cauz, said in an interview today." (More  in
> story)>>
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> I had sent him a scathing email denigrating him for not allowing direct  user 
> edits.
>  
> For some time, they allowed you to *email* them additions and corrections,  
> and I pointed out how ridiculously last decade that was.  And how if they  
> don't shape up ...like now dude.... they would be history.  Buried by  Wikipedia.
>  
> I notice they didn't mention my name in that article however.   Shameless!
>   
It's hard to see what will be accomplished by taunting them in this way. 
Rubbing dirt in the faces of the losers is not particularly dignified. 
If we really are the winners we need to be more gracious about it.

Ec