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677:", illustrated with a photo of Jimmy Wales demonstrating Knowledge (XXG) in 2001, said that according to Wales, despite efforts to make the uploading of media easier, "the site would never become flashy", quoting him as saying "we are not going to become Facebook, we are not going to become MySpace or YouTube". Sue Gardner stated that "Knowledge (XXG) is modest. It isn’t a beautiful site. It looks a little awkward — sometimes the writing is a little bit awkward," but that people still have "a deep and abiding affection for it." In addition to Brazil, she named Egypt as a possible location for a new office of the Wikimedia Foundation (after the one which is going to open in India in the next months). In a Reuters interview 808: 1163:
reading on the subject matter to out-of-print, 40 year-old sources like the one cited by ReadWriteWe. But there's been a revolution over those 40 years in how historians write about Native Americans; a reader without Knowledge (XXG) could learn the story after a visit to a library or bookstore. Knowledge (XXG) cannot claim any credit for this revolution, but we can help educate people about it. If anything, Knowledge (XXG) is often behind the times in this area, since too many editors prefer older sources that are freely available on the web to the modern scholarship which is still mostly to be found in books. —
807:, the provenance and license of the text appear to be stated correctly). Proofreading is to be done by ten employees of the company who will concentrate on the most popular articles, as well as by "crowdsourced" volunteers who will also be able to add content – the company's vice president explained that "we will add social networking components over time to enable discussions of the content and nurture the creation of more Thai-focused content." Global Watchtower called it "quite possibly the single largest translation project currently underway." It appears to have been 296:), Shirky focused further on Wales' and Sanger's "radical" idea of "putting the people who care in charge, rather than anointing experts or authorities". Shirky said that a wiki "has at its core only one social operation: I care." He explained that "what looks like a stable thing is in fact a result of ceaseless attempts to preserve what is good, and to improve what isn't. Knowledge (XXG) is best understood not as a product with an organisation behind it, but as an activity that happens to leave an encyclopedia in its wake". 898:
author noted the desire of Wikipedians to keep Knowledge (XXG) welcoming for new users, the author lists Knowledge (XXG)'s "ossified and bureaucratic" appearance, with its own "curious jargon", as the top concern. "In recent years its most active contributors have become obsessed with obscure questions of doctrine," the article says. "The number of regular contributors to Knowledge (XXG)’s English edition peaked in March 2007 and has since declined by a third."
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Wow, the ReadWriteWeb article really chose a bad example and claims too much for Knowledge (XXG). ReadWriteWeb asserts that before Knowledge (XXG), readers "would have had no idea" about some nasty aspects of 19th century U.S. policy towards Native Americans. That's only true if readers limited their
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resource, but also warned of Knowledge (XXG)'s accuracy problems, its precarious sustainability, and its openness to new contributors. "Knowledge (XXG) is already starting to look rather stiff and middle-aged," warned the article. "It needs to rediscover the flexibility of its early years." While the
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the positive media coverage of the anniversary as "just another measure of how badly The Knowledge (XXG) Review is falling down on the job of educating the public about the real nature of Knowledge (XXG), Wikia, and the Wikimedia Foundation", and observing that "the 'comments campaign' clearly hasn't
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that "the fate of network neutrality (the concept that aims to keep the internet open and free) is under attack everywhere, particularly in the mobile space, and I'm continually surprised by how few Americans seem to understand the issue and why it matters", wondering if "the power of Knowledge (XXG)
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coverage listed there). The BBC reported that Wales "regularly tries to prompt Wikileaks' founder Julian Assange to complete the transaction , to no avail", quoting Wales as saying "I saw someone else say that he's prone to saying 'I'm busy fighting superpowers' and that's exactly what he said to
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asked Jimmy Wales about differences between the various language versions of Knowledge (XXG). He said that there were "kind of the same", fueled by "a certain geek culture which transcends national culture", and that the Knowledge (XXG) communities he had seen around the world consisted mostly of
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In its early years, Knowledge (XXG) was one of our culture’s dirty little secrets: everybody used it, but very few were comfortable saying so. ... Today though, journalists, educators and culture critics are finally embracing Knowledge (XXG), acknowledging that its strengths vastly outweigh its
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of Knowledge (XXG) on January 17, 2001 ("Humor me. Go there and add a little article. It will take all of five or ten minutes"), the newspaper said: "When Jimmy Wales and Larry Sanger started out, all they were asking for was five or 10 minutes of your time. Instead, we’ve given them a decade."
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how she had "come to appreciate the way that Knowledge (XXG) in so many ways helps students understand fundamental features of how information works", familiarizing them with the concept of references and demonstrating "that knowledge itself is a community project" and not "just for school."
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announced the launch of the complete English-language Knowledge (XXG) in Thai. This was presented as a gift of knowledge to the children of Thailand from the government and local business partners". The 3.5 million articles were machine-translated by translation company
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that "Knowledge (XXG) has become a go-to reference guide for political insiders and mainstream Americans alike", quoting several experts, one of them describing Knowledge (XXG) as "the 800-pound gorilla that flies" and "itself a political achievement".
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There’s been a lot of thoughtful media coverage over the past few weeks ... What makes me happy about the coverage is that it seems like people’s attitudes towards Knowledge (XXG) have finally turned an important corner.
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states that "the percentage of all American adults who use Knowledge (XXG) to look for information has increased from 25% in February 2007 to 42% in May 2010", corresponding to 53% of adult Internet users.
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is on the cusp of becoming mainstream. This will have an effect on how Knowledge (XXG) volunteers and Wikimedia Foundation work with GLAMs – from the challenge of scarcity to the challenge of abundance."
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to join people together in a vast social enterprise was just an aberration. I fear that the conditions that gave rise to it may be disappearing". (See also earlier
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model introduced by Apple was "a threat to a diverse and open ecosystem", arguing that "we own device, and we should control it." On this issue of
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The tenth anniversary of Knowledge (XXG) on January 15 brought unprecedented amounts of media coverage (some of which had already begun earlier, see
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On January 13, Jimmy Wales was in Bristol, UK, to celebrate the anniversary (coinciding with the city's "Festival of Ideas"). He presented at the
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worked – not enough people read these . What is needed is PR for the other 'Knowledge (XXG) Story' on US or British or other national media."
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weaknesses, and that its fundamental premise works. (A reporter told me the other day that mocking Knowledge (XXG) is “so 2007.” LOL.)
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I envy Sterling's experience here. Perhaps he had crafted a walled niche for himself and shielded his sanity from all the wiki-hate.
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On January 13, the Foundation's Head of Communications Jay Walsh summarized some highlights that had appeared until then ("
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with the headline "Das größte Werk der Menschen" ("the greatest work of human beings"); its coverage included an
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As an example for "how disruptive to our understanding of the world can Knowledge (XXG) be", an
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recounted the beginnings of Knowledge (XXG), based on an interview with Jimmy Wales, who named
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We've seen America's vitriol. Now let's salute Knowledge (XXG), a US pioneer of global civility
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Knowledge (XXG)'s Networks and Geographies: Representation and Power in Peer-Produced Content
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games, explaining that they had been caused by a lack of reliable sources in that topic area.
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me." Wales said the domains were to expire last week and that he was not renewing them.
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showing animated recent article edits from the German Knowledge (XXG) that can be used
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Anniversary coverage continues; Thai government translates Knowledge (XXG); brief news
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Bristol University's "Victoria Rooms", site of Jimmy Wales speech on January 13
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Thai government machine-translates entire English Knowledge (XXG) into Thai
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Knowledge (XXG)'s tenth anniversary marked by unprecedented media coverage
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a part-time Research Assistant (deadline: 27 January). See also earlier
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devotees, Jimmy Wales and Larry Sanger, created Knowledge (XXG)" drew a
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Knowledge (XXG) celebrates 10 years, but will it survive another decade?
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Knowledge (XXG) used by more than half of adult American Internet users
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a wide range of commenters, from Wikimedia's own Sue Gardner to critic
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about the daily work of an administrator. Die Zeit also programmed a
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Worrying about "a hothouse orchid the size of a barn": Bruce Sterling
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Knowledge (XXG)’s Jimmy Wales: App stores a clear and present danger
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mentions some further news coverage of the celebrations themselves.
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omitted mention of Fox News and carried the less evocative title "
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The Huffington Post collected some answers to the question "
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Should Knowledge (XXG) be responsible for gaming’s history?
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Knowledge (XXG)'s Jimmy Wales: The man with all the answers
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In contrast, the Wikimedia Foundation's Executive Director
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by Sanger: "I am not, and was not, an 'Ayn Rand devotee.'"
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about Knowledge (XXG) on the occasion of the anniversary.
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to the entry on the same topic in the 1970 edition of the
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Northern Ireland less well represented on Knowledge (XXG)
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Jimmy Wales says Knowledge (XXG) too complicated for many
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on the Foundation's official blog, Sue Gardner observed:
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The 10 biggest hoaxes in Knowledge (XXG)'s first 10 years
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How Knowledge (XXG) can make you a more tolerant person
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Jimmy Wales outlines Knowledge (XXG) future for Bristol
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All-Star Thinkers on Knowledge (XXG)'s 10th Anniversary
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Get the latest headlines on your user page – just add
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10 years on, Knowledge (XXG)’s potential still unknown
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seemed to remain on the fence about Knowledge (XXG) ("
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about the usage of Knowledge (XXG) in the US by the
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as one of his favorite articles on Knowledge (XXG).
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Knowledge (XXG) as a poster child for net neutrality
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Viewpoints: what the world thinks of Knowledge (XXG)
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Using Knowledge (XXG) to advertise small businesses
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