>From the blog--I thought you all would appreciate this: I am frequently asked why people (especially experts) would spend any time writing for a free wiki encyclopedia. I won't bore you with my usual answers. I thought of an answer just now that I think is probably more accurate than others I've given.
It's that we love the fact that other people allow some of our own words to pass without significant change. We naturally take this to mean that our words are correct. When someone else edits an article to which we have added something, and does not change our words, that is confirmation from that other person that we knew what we were talking about. And one of the most ego-boosting, personally affirming things that another person can tell you is: "Yes, you really do know that." So mutual epistemic congratulation is what is going on, constantly, on the Citizendium and Wikipedia and other similar websites. Now--go congratulate somebody on their knowledge--edit an article! :-) --Larry _______________________________________________ Citizendium-l mailing list [email protected] https://lists.purdue.edu/mailman/listinfo/citizendium-l
