> if you could look at a history written 20,000 years > from now, there will be a short section on intellectual developments in > ancient times and two developments will be mentioned, Plato's Academy and > Wikipedia. > > Fred
Your list is missing many core developments - the printing press, the computer, writing and so on. Even with these, I'm afraid I don't share your optimism on Wikipedia. It's a great social innovation but has already fallen behind in many respects - particularly technology. Wikipedia has turned mainstream, but I'm not sure whether we'll pass the tests arising from that - BLP, vandalism, reputation etc. I'm not sure the site will still have its pre-eminence in even 10 years' time, let alone 20,000 years. ----- "Fred Bauder" <[email protected]> wrote: > From: "Fred Bauder" <[email protected]> > To: "English Wikipedia" <[email protected]> > Sent: Saturday, 30 May, 2009 04:04:05 GMT +00:00 GMT Britain, Ireland, > Portugal > Subject: Re: [WikiEN-l] "Wikipedia Bans Scientology From Site" - Huffington > Post > > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > > Hash: SHA1 > > > > > > > > Fred Bauder wrote: > >> Actually, pretty good, aside from the misleading headline. They not > >> only > >> quote from the decision, but actually link to it. > >> > >> Fred > >> > > > > That was part of what interested me; the way that events on Wikipedia, > > and decisions made there, are now newsworthy events...stuff that merits > > coverage. Of course that has happened in the past, but most frequently > > it's been coverage of teens sexting, or men picking up 13-year-olds, or > > sites being hacked....splashy stuff that often is more about the > > sensation than actual relevance. This got noticed because of the > > Scientology angle, but it's otherwise low-key enough, simple reporting > > of a news event that might impact the reader. 5 years ago, it would have > > been ignored or sensationalized....instead, it's a regular story, > > reported upon as if it were a local court ruling. > > > > I actually find that really refreshing, and an interesting measure of > > 'we have arrived'. It's not That Time yet, but it's an intimation of it. > > There is more coming, if you could look at a history written 20,000 years > from now, there will be a short section on intellectual developments in > ancient times and two developments will be mentioned, Plato's Academy and > Wikipedia. > > Fred > > > > _______________________________________________ > WikiEN-l mailing list > [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this mailing list, visit: > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikien-l > _______________________________________________ WikiEN-l mailing list [email protected] To unsubscribe from this mailing list, visit: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikien-l
