But what would concern me the most would be the quality and, especially, the reliability of the information...
> -----Original Message----- > From: Jim McAtee [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, January 11, 2006 5:47 PM > To: CF-Talk > Subject: Re: eGovernment and Wiki's --- anyone making Wiki's with CF? > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Rick Faircloth" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "CF-Talk" <[email protected]> > Sent: Wednesday, January 11, 2006 10:04 AM > Subject: eGovernment and Wiki's --- anyone making Wiki's with CF? > > > > "E-government researchers have suggested that > > collaborative Wiki software may be the best avenue > > for getting public information to the citizenry." > > ... > > I have little experience with wiki's...I've did have a look > > at wikopedia, or whatever it's called. I'm not too impressed > > with the idea of just any person being able to edit > > content. Who's would oversee such entries? > > That's the whole idea behind the opinion that it's the best avenue for > getting public information to the citenzry. It's probably the only way > the information will ever get published in many cases, especially with > smaller municipalities with little or no budget for web development and > information publishing. Basically the idea is that you can get something > for free by letting anyone volunteer to do the work for you. > Sometimes it > works and sometimes it fails miserably. > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:229296 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54

