Comments on: Is the Magazine Dead?

By: Gwop

Gwop — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 15:47:25 +0000

Print Magazines are dead. Blogs are alive!

By: Jack Archer

Jack Archer — Sat, 01 Jan 2011 16:00:33 +0000

Jimmy,

Thanks for making Wikipedia. It was brilliant.

But “Here comes everybody” has already become “there went everybody”. Years ago I used to make little edits here and there on Wikipedia (everyone knows something about some things, right?). I’m proud that some of my edits, some in the lead paragraphs of major articles, in many cases still stand.

Those days are gone. The last few times I’ve tried to edit an article, and even comment on discussion pages, my edits have been removed by the owners of the article. I say “owners”, because that is what they are.

The problem is that the rulebook has metastasized to the point that editors who are half lawyer and half dungeon-master have their pick of rules to quote when removing items that, if the truth were acknowledged, they just don’t like in their little garden.

Until this problem is fixed, you will see the flight of the good-willed generalist, and Wikipedia will continue to descend toward the viewpoints of the more dogged and doctrinaire.

By: Mike Hedge

Mike Hedge — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 12:38:24 +0000

Jimmy, nice post. great partnership.

By: Izzy

Izzy — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 10:31:30 +0000

I agree in principle with Novyharris and Suzy; Wikipedia is a vital part of making a village and. equally, a global network of education and ideas. Wait, I think I have it: launch another part of Wiki and call it, say, Wikihumana, where I can post something of alleged significance, candled by entries that would be important to the interests of the community and the education at large of our global existence for the good of scientific and spiritual health.

By: Suzy Stewart

Suzy Stewart — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 23:15:49 +0000

I thank you for all your efforts in the education of the world. You are a jewel among thorns.

By: novyharris

novyharris — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 21:18:47 +0000

The increase in use of online resources has definitely killed traditional media but in so doing has it killed the communities that were built around traditional media? I think so, but i think wikipedia could remidie the situation by devising a way (navigator) to synthesize the community forming nature of facebook and myspace with the relevant facts individuals believe in, that are hidden within it’s pages.

Such a navigator would only work if it allowed anonymous users to be associated by data that they would mark as significant. If people are associated together by their work ethic, their interests and by what they find significance in history and culture they are more likely to produce quality independent publication that would enrich both wikia and their own communities.
Does Wikipedia have anything like this?

By: theaxx

theaxx — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 10:07:06 +0000

This is exciting and I think I completely agree…
Am launching a little magazine myself about enhancing the everyday, a little happiness companion called ‘Spoonful’ (TM).

Perhaps I should consider Wikia…

thea.

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