[Wikipedia-l] Wikipedia 1.0 or Wikipedia 2004

[The Cunctator]

> From: Chuck Smith on Wednesday, December 17, 2003 6:20 PM
> 
> > Wikipedia is in the process of becoming a household
> > name.
> > I am confident that in a year's time it will be a
> > name that is as well
> > known as or better than Britannica and Encarta.
> 
> I just want to say that I agree completely.  We're in
> the process of branding a name here.  "Wikipedia 1.0"
> seems perfect to me.  It shows that it's stable and
> includes the same name.  "Wikipedia 2004" could also
> be used if we want to publish a new stable version
> every year like traditional encyclopedias.

There's a number of naming issues here; the name for the frozen version,
and the name for the project of creating that version.

In terms of naming the frozen version, I prefer Wikipedia 2004 to
Wikipedia 1.0.