So, I was browsing in dmoz's open content encyclopedia
section
(
http://dmoz.org/Computers/Open_Source/Open_Content/Encyclopedias/),
and what did I see? The Fact Factory:
http://the-fact-factory.com/
Someone has copied a fist-full of Wikipedia content
and started his own "collaborative project to create a
complete encyclopedia from scratch". This one is
loaded with ads. It's been very poorly done; many of
the edit links are broken and things like the
Wikipedia FAQ have been left unchanged.
Of course, there's nothing to stop anyone from doing
this, so long as they comply with the GFDL.
However,I'm not convinced that The Fact Factory is in
compliance. It mentions on the front page that the
content was originally from Wikipedia, "but has now
taken on a life of its own". The article pages,
however, do not mention the original sources of the
articles.
So, do we want to do anything about this? Looking at
the site, I don't think it's going to do any harm,
especially considering the shoddy feel of the place. I
thought maybe Jimbo would want to contact the
webmaster and ask him what his intentions are.
Stephen G.
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