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Criticism of crowdsourcing (view source)
Revision as of 18:54, 8 October 2008
, 18:54, 8 October 2008Beginning discussion
Consider that [http://www.wikipediareview.com Wikipedia Review] is now, according to a number of participants there, suffering from various problems of anonymous management and community composition (an influx of Wikipedia apologists). Now may be an opportune time to establish a new forum for discussion of similar matters as posed by Wikipedia Review, but with various improvements.
Let this page serve as a discussion place for this new possibility.
==Founding principles==
#The ownership and management of the new forum should all be self-identifying persons with legitimate biographies that map to real-world credentials.
#Topical discussions need not be limited to Wikipedia. We can discuss all matter of social, political, commercial, and academic consequences of any of the following:
:*Crowdsourcing
:*Free licenses
:*Wikis
:*Section 230 considerations
:*Anonymity on the Internet
#Participants in the discussion may elect to do so from behind a pseudonymous cloak, but they will be advised that their opinions and status as participants shall carry less "merit" than those who self-identify and participate transparently.
==Format==
Which format would be most suitable for this new forum?
===Message board===
'''Pros'''
:Fluid discussions between members
'''Cons'''
:Derailment of threads
:Appears amateur
===Wiki===
'''Pros'''
:Output is inherently more "polished" than a message board
'''Cons'''
:Discussion between parties gets lost in "consensus" of page
==Name ideas==
What might we call this site?
:Critiques of Crowdsourcing
:Wrongs of the Internet
:Rethinking Free Culture
==Reserved domain names==
*WikipediaMustDie.com
*GregoryKohs.com
*MimboJimbo.com
*MyWikiBiz.com
Let this page serve as a discussion place for this new possibility.
==Founding principles==
#The ownership and management of the new forum should all be self-identifying persons with legitimate biographies that map to real-world credentials.
#Topical discussions need not be limited to Wikipedia. We can discuss all matter of social, political, commercial, and academic consequences of any of the following:
:*Crowdsourcing
:*Free licenses
:*Wikis
:*Section 230 considerations
:*Anonymity on the Internet
#Participants in the discussion may elect to do so from behind a pseudonymous cloak, but they will be advised that their opinions and status as participants shall carry less "merit" than those who self-identify and participate transparently.
==Format==
Which format would be most suitable for this new forum?
===Message board===
'''Pros'''
:Fluid discussions between members
'''Cons'''
:Derailment of threads
:Appears amateur
===Wiki===
'''Pros'''
:Output is inherently more "polished" than a message board
'''Cons'''
:Discussion between parties gets lost in "consensus" of page
==Name ideas==
What might we call this site?
:Critiques of Crowdsourcing
:Wrongs of the Internet
:Rethinking Free Culture
==Reserved domain names==
*WikipediaMustDie.com
*GregoryKohs.com
*MimboJimbo.com
*MyWikiBiz.com