Date: Sun, 22 Jan 2006 17:35:21 -0600
To: puptcrit-AT-lists.driftline.org
Subject: Re: [Puptcrit] puptcrit Digest, Vol 15, Issue 35


I think the motivating idea behind the Wikipedia is a noble & 
interesting undertaking. But given some of the directions that the www 
has evolved (such as rampant growth of commercialization & 
misinformation), the participatory and egalitarian motivations & goals 
are difficult to realize.

As far as improvements, having been drawn to the page by puptcrit. I 
wanted to make some minor additions. Specifically the addition of a few 
prominent names that everyone on this list are probably familiar with. 
So I hit the "[edit]". Then I was faced with having to learn/master 
"wikitext". One of the reasons I use a Mac is because I have never been 
much able to function well within in any sort of digital language or 
HTML or code/language environment. I have friends who are very wiki 
conversant and very mush advocates of it. But I find the very process 
counter intuitive and extremely time consuming and tedious.

Perhaps there is a wiki expert among us?

mjm

On Jan 22, 2006, at 5:14 PM, malgosia askanas wrote:
>  My thought was very simple: the articles are atrocious
> (irrespective of whether you or I have any time or desire to rewrite 
> them),
> and it is possible that some puppetcritters may consider it worthwhile 
> to
> improve them.  There you have it.

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