Although it is a commendable project, I am afraid that it can be problematic unless the functionality of the system where the information is to be entered will be equivalent to Wikipedia, that is, that people can edit the texts and there is a reviewer to avoid vandalism or misinformation. This would require editors who are knowledgeable about the biographies and the history of paperfolding, which, we know, are scarce.
Personally, I would be very sorry if a new website is created where errors are perpetuated. We have enough in book forewords and websites where it is impossible to correct anything. And we already know, the more something is repeated --it doesn't matter if it is false-- it seems more plausible and it is what remains in the collective unconscious. Examples abound. That said, my suggestion is to first get the editors who will be responsible for overseeing the content, rather than accepting biographies that will be hard to review later on. Laura Rozenberg > On Dec 15, 2021, at 12:52 PM, Ilan Garibi <[email protected]> wrote: > > Dear fellow folders, > > As sad as it is, no one lives forever, and I am worried that once an origami > creator is no longer with us, his legacy will fade away as well. > To prevent that, I am trying to establish a page dedicated to the old masters > of origami on the Community for Creators' (CfC) internet site. The core idea > is to have a page on each of the great names that will include the story of > his life, images of him and his work, a list of books he published, and, > granted permission, some diagrams of his, so visitors can fold his models, > and not only read about him. > > In a way, it is like a wikipedia page, but without the need to meet the > demands wikipedia asks for, which with many cases are an uncrossable barrier. > > This is not a simple project, and I am unable to make it happen without help. > > What I seek is to build a team to research and collect this data. A > researcher will be asked to help write the text about the master, find an > image of his, etc. > > I already have a list of old masters, which for sure is not complete, but it > is a good start. For most I also have who holds their copyrights. > > If you wish to take part in this project, please send me a private message! > > With my best regards, > > -- > Ilan Garibi > Origami artist and designer > www.garibiorigami.com >
