Yao Ziyuan is thinking along the right lines. Wikipedia can be more than it currently is. We need experiments, we need to be experimental again.
FT2 makes the excellent case that we need a level of 'insulation' to protect our existing project from the potential negative effects of failed experiments. FT2 asks: > 3. *Discussion of the _topic_, or general chat, forum-y stuff, random > whatever* > ... > What is worth asking is, is there a place in Wikimedia for (3)? My own answer is a resounding yes. The total set of the world's personal opinion is an exciting data set. Facebook, Google+, and Twitter capture "discussion" data in bulk. But Facebook and Google and Twitter don't have Wikimedia's Values. I don't trust Facebook with my data. I don't trust Google+ with my data-- they unilaterally change their privacy policies. For-Profit companies sell out their users and we all know that's a risk. At the same time, we know that Wikimedia respects its users. Wikimedia stops things like SOPA in the tracks. I trust Wikimedia. The more data we have, the more services we provide, the more our movement thrives and the more we prove that Wikimedia Values work. Whenever feasible, grow grow. Don't just be Wikipedia-- be more! :) AlecMeta _______________________________________________ foundation-l mailing list foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l
