Comments on: Will Wikipedia Close Down? Please, I wish http://www.bruceclay.com/blog/2007/02/will-wikipedia-close-down-please-i-wish/ SEO and Internet Marketing Blog Thu, 09 Feb 2012 22:23:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Gus http://www.bruceclay.com/blog/2007/02/will-wikipedia-close-down-please-i-wish/#comment-15960 Gus Mon, 31 Mar 2008 21:46:37 +0000 http://www.bruceclay.com/blog-test/2007/02/will-wikipedia-close-down-please-i-wish/#comment-15960 <p>I totally agree with you. I could care less if Wikipedia dies. Who wants all those pages of arugements for non-controversial subjects anyways? </p> I totally agree with you. I could care less if Wikipedia dies. Who wants all those pages of arugements for non-controversial subjects anyways?

]]> By: tingmo http://www.bruceclay.com/blog/2007/02/will-wikipedia-close-down-please-i-wish/#comment-15959 tingmo Fri, 18 Jan 2008 22:02:24 +0000 http://www.bruceclay.com/blog-test/2007/02/will-wikipedia-close-down-please-i-wish/#comment-15959 I like wikipedia the way it is right now. I just wish wikipedia doesn't get too commercialized; that will destroy the whole purpose for the volunteers who write and edit contents there. I like wikipedia the way it is right now. I just wish wikipedia doesn’t get too commercialized; that will destroy the whole purpose for the volunteers who write and edit contents there.

]]> By: Jan http://www.bruceclay.com/blog/2007/02/will-wikipedia-close-down-please-i-wish/#comment-15958 Jan Sun, 25 Mar 2007 20:52:08 +0000 http://www.bruceclay.com/blog-test/2007/02/will-wikipedia-close-down-please-i-wish/#comment-15958 <p>I monitor one subject on wikipedia out of interest, and find that the amount of information copied and pasted from niche websites on the topic, not too mention recently published books, is horrendous. I am not surprised Wikipedia is avoiding implementing advertising on the site, since the authors of plagiarized content would certainly become more vociferous and in some cases litigious, to see their work helping produe a profit for someone else. </p> I monitor one subject on wikipedia out of interest, and find that the amount of information copied and pasted from niche websites on the topic, not too mention recently published books, is horrendous. I am not surprised Wikipedia is avoiding implementing advertising on the site, since the authors of plagiarized content would certainly become more vociferous and in some cases litigious, to see their work helping produe a profit for someone else.

]]> By: Ilídio http://www.bruceclay.com/blog/2007/02/will-wikipedia-close-down-please-i-wish/#comment-15957 Ilídio Wed, 21 Feb 2007 12:14:21 +0000 http://www.bruceclay.com/blog-test/2007/02/will-wikipedia-close-down-please-i-wish/#comment-15957 Talking about information that is valuable and is expert. What the users of wikipedia do is copy and paste the information from other websites, I haven't seen any innacurate information there before, only some small details. Talking about information that is valuable and is expert. What the users of wikipedia do is copy and paste the information from other websites, I haven’t seen any innacurate information there before, only some small details.

]]> By: BrunoG http://www.bruceclay.com/blog/2007/02/will-wikipedia-close-down-please-i-wish/#comment-15956 BrunoG Tue, 20 Feb 2007 15:09:55 +0000 http://www.bruceclay.com/blog-test/2007/02/will-wikipedia-close-down-please-i-wish/#comment-15956 <p>Hi Lisa, thank you for linking to my original post summarizing what Florence really said at LIFT. I've interviewed her and got access to some more info, so here is the final word on the "Wikimedia cash crunch" story (Wikipedia won't shut down, that's a given): http://www.lunchoverip.com/2007/02/the_wikimedia_c.html http://www.lunchoverip.com/2007/02/final_word_on_w.html</p> <p></p> Hi Lisa, thank you for linking to my original post summarizing what Florence really said at LIFT. I’ve interviewed her and got access to some more info, so here is the final word on the “Wikimedia cash crunch” story (Wikipedia won’t shut down, that’s a given):
http://www.lunchoverip.com/2007/02/the_wikimedia_c.html
http://www.lunchoverip.com/2007/02/final_word_on_w.html

]]> By: Lisa http://www.bruceclay.com/blog/2007/02/will-wikipedia-close-down-please-i-wish/#comment-15955 Lisa Sun, 18 Feb 2007 23:22:22 +0000 http://www.bruceclay.com/blog-test/2007/02/will-wikipedia-close-down-please-i-wish/#comment-15955 My problem with devil spawn Wikipedia is that it puts non-expert, often misleading information at the number one position for every possible search query. Even worse, it pushes down information that actually IS valuable and IS expert. The project is interesting, the information it delivers isn't.<br /><br />[insert friendly comment here as to not scare off the readers.] I hope you all had a wonderful weekend! :) My problem with devil spawn Wikipedia is that it puts non-expert, often misleading information at the number one position for every possible search query. Even worse, it pushes down information that actually IS valuable and IS expert. The project is interesting, the information it delivers isn’t.

[insert friendly comment here as to not scare off the readers.] I hope you all had a wonderful weekend! :)

]]> By: Daniel http://www.bruceclay.com/blog/2007/02/will-wikipedia-close-down-please-i-wish/#comment-15954 Daniel Sun, 18 Feb 2007 20:00:56 +0000 http://www.bruceclay.com/blog-test/2007/02/will-wikipedia-close-down-please-i-wish/#comment-15954 <p>what do you have agains Wikipedia anyways?!? they are a good project! </p> what do you have agains Wikipedia anyways?!? they are a good project!

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