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→‎Notes & Queries: An example of a scholarly review of a cyberspace culture. But see others besides this one.
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:::Well, I finished the video.  It was really well done, and I wish I had the time to be able to put things like that together.  Oh, and Lindsay Ahalt (53:45) sure is a cutie, but looks to have no natural sense of rhythm.  (I say that just to prove I got through the whole video.)  Here's my serious take-away: the feel-good YouTube collage we just watched is all about celebrating personal expression.  And that's wonderful for something like the video art form.  But it's horrendous for something like the creation of a reputable, accurate encyclopedia.  That is Wikipedia's problem.  Too many people are using it as a canvas for personal expression. -- [[User:MyWikiBiz|MyWikiBiz]] 21:11, 10 October 2008 (PDT)
 
:::Well, I finished the video.  It was really well done, and I wish I had the time to be able to put things like that together.  Oh, and Lindsay Ahalt (53:45) sure is a cutie, but looks to have no natural sense of rhythm.  (I say that just to prove I got through the whole video.)  Here's my serious take-away: the feel-good YouTube collage we just watched is all about celebrating personal expression.  And that's wonderful for something like the video art form.  But it's horrendous for something like the creation of a reputable, accurate encyclopedia.  That is Wikipedia's problem.  Too many people are using it as a canvas for personal expression. -- [[User:MyWikiBiz|MyWikiBiz]] 21:11, 10 October 2008 (PDT)
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::::Michael Wesch studies other cyberspace phenomena besides YouTube (as do many other academics).  Judith Donath has studied cyberspace cultures for over a decade.  We referenced one of her studies in the WV Ethics Project.  What's important is the academic methods of study, not the particular corner of Cyberspace that any one study concentrates on.  Part of the problem with W-R is that the reviews there lacked academic cojones, gravitas, or demeanor.  —[[User:Moulton|Moulton]] 21:58, 10 October 2008 (PDT)
    
'''DT:''' Have you reserved any .org or .info domains, in case the project turns into a noncommercial informational resource rather than a commercial entity? [[User:Dtobias|Dtobias]] 20:44, 9 October 2008 (PDT)
 
'''DT:''' Have you reserved any .org or .info domains, in case the project turns into a noncommercial informational resource rather than a commercial entity? [[User:Dtobias|Dtobias]] 20:44, 9 October 2008 (PDT)
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