[Foundation-l] Wiki-revolution
Fred Bauder
fredbaud at fairpoint.net
Tue Apr 5 17:47:45 UTC 2011
>>
>> In Egypt, I saw a wiki or two setup for the same purpose, but what
>> seemed
>> to
>> work well is the use of Google Moderator:
>>
>> http://www.google.com/moderator/?hl=ar#15/e=581e0&t=581e0.40&f=581e0.154b45
>>
>> -Katie
>>
>>
>>
> Actually IMHO the reason Google moderator worked is that it was
> advertised
> and actively used by Wael Ghonim and the other admins of the Facebook
> group
> that sparked the revolution. This group has amassed a hugh following
> (over 1
> million subscribers last time I checked) and has massive reach. Of
> course, I
> am not sure if they chose a wiki instead it would have been a good idea,
> I
> can't imagine the majority of people willing to participate also willing
> to
> learn wiki syntax and protocol.
>
>
> --
> Best Regards,
> Muhammad Yahia
Yes, mass participation is the key element, the vehicle used is almost
irrelevant. Motivated people can learn anything, indeed, do anything.
Fred
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