[Wikipedia-l] "The God-King drives a Hyundai"

[Sj]

Daniel Pink's WIRED article about Wikipedia, "the self-organizing,
self-repairing, hyperaddictive library of the future," has hit the
shelves.

Titled "The Book Stops Here", the six-page piece opens with a picture
of Jimbo gazing levelly over a large stack of Britannica volumes and
-- are those the 2001 Florida Statues?   It follows up with a set of
beautiful sketches of six active wikipedians (Angela, Bryan Derksen,
Carptrash, Kingturtle, Ram-Man, and Raul654), whose stories are woven
into the article.

Pink deals quite well with the nuances and motivations of the en:
community, and the Wikipedia healing factor.  However he all but
ignores other languages (the article's one real flaw), and makes no
mention of Wikimedia, New York, or other gatherings.  He also
demonstrates a Pelligrinesque affection for the term "God-King" (the
subject is a quote from the article).

More :  http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/sj/2005/02/17#a797

Cheers,
   SJ

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