the Netherlands vs. The Netherlands (Lou Quillio)

[Scott Abel]

Lou:

Thanks for your comments on wikipedia. I use it constantly. And, I edit 
when I can. Sometimes others don't like my contributions and they edit 
my edits. Then another person will edit their edits. If all this 
editing improves the content overall, then the wikipedia is improved as 
well.

Sometimes, editors disagree. And those disagreements lead to written 
discussions and --eventually - to resolution. Those discussions are 
used to make the case for one edit or another and why what one editor 
suggested should remain or be removed from the wikpedia. The cool thing 
is, not only is there an "edit trail" but there is also a "discussion 
trail" so the history of the page edits and the editors discussions are 
not lost when editors move on or when a new editor jumps into the fray 
with a concept or idea that had been previously rejected. The history 
of the site activities is one of the best features wikipedia offers.

I wish I had this technology at so many past jobs. Think about how 
useful a "discussion trail" would be for your organization.

Again, thanks Lou.

> That's the thing:  WikiPedia is a high-value beginning but
> emphatically not an end.  Now we're back to Joe's point.  There are
> no ends to inquiry, and there never were.  WikiPedia presumes the
> user is enlightened to that fact.
>
> Yeah, WikiPedia is user-editable, and that's what gets all the
> attention.  Just as importantly, it's user-auditable.  They go 
> together.
>
> LQ

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