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Wikipedia Calls Filipina Cosplayer Male
Score one less for the wisdom of the crowds. The Wikipedia article for crossplay (crossdressing cosplay) features Filipina cosplayer Jerry Polence as a Priston Tale priestess. Click here to continue reading “Wikipedia Calls Filipina Cosplayer Male”…
Wikipedia Should Learn From Yahoo’s Mistake
A paper encyclopedia can contain only the most “noteworthy” topics precisely because it’s restricted by paper. Wikipedia has none of those restrictions, yet some Wikipedians still want to impose those restrictions.
A dispute over whether volunteer administrators have become too quick to delete entries has produced two clashing factions within the ranks of “Wikipedians,” sparking enthusiastic and sometimes nasty sparring on blogs and discussion groups.
On one side are the inclusionists, who argue there are no space restrictions, so why not include articles that have limited interest?
On the other side are the deletionists, who counter that the compendium, which marked its two-millionth English entry this fall, should focus on quality rather than quantity.
I’m reminded of the early days of the Web, when Yahoo imposed a hierarchical structure for its topical directory. Hierarchical structures are necessary for paper card catalogs, precisely because they’re restricted by paper. The Web has none of those restrictions. Google understood that freedom early on, while Yahoo did not. We all know what happened next: Yahoo’s ass got kicked. Will that happen to Wikipedia, too?
(Via Steve Rubel.)
