OFFLIST Re: [Wikipedia-l] Forget dmoz, viva "Wikirectory"!

[Jimmy Wales]

Mark, Bomis is preparing a major announcement in this area January
1st.  I intend to have Wikimedia Foundation as a direct financial
beneficiary, and for all the content to be released under a free
license.

--Jimbo



Mark Krueger wrote:

> OK. What I have learnt about an editor-type responsibility model was that
> dmoz and WP both stand on war feet. Fine. I can understand the reasons. But
> then, why do not create a kind of "Wikirectory". The advantage: We get rid
> of dmoz, and, we can link WP entries to directory (sub)categories which will
> complete the contemporary understanding of the world how it is represented
> in the WWW. (This is what I originally had in mind). Pls. think about it.
> 
> Mark
> 
> 
> 
> _______________________________________________
> Wikipedia-l mailing list
> Wikipedia-l at Wikimedia.org
> http://mail.wikipedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikipedia-l
>