tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7424038.post1829893841477652031..comments2023-11-16T18:28:45.786+08:00Comments on Rambling Librarian :: Incidental Thoughts of a Singapore Liblogarian: Encyclopaedia Britannica goes "Wiki", but not quiteUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7424038.post-3178760948422880372008-06-13T23:26:00.000+08:002008-06-13T23:26:00.000+08:00Hi Ganesh, actually EB's new site doesn't contradi...Hi Ganesh, actually EB's new site doesn't contradict their earlier position about wikipedia. As I explained in the post, EB is not adopting a wikipedia approach (of allowing merely anyone to edit). Their editors will still vet and choose the articles to be published under the EB name.Ivan Chewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02727226573817276108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7424038.post-9320026173864550132008-06-13T14:22:00.000+08:002008-06-13T14:22:00.000+08:00Hi Ivan,I agree with you on EB's new model would s...Hi Ivan,<BR/><BR/>I agree with you on EB's new model would still be business driven.<BR/><BR/>Their new move however contradicts what Robert McHenry (VP & Editor-in-Chief) had challenged earlier in his 2004 article title "The Faith-based Encyclopedia".<BR/>see link - http://www.tcsdaily.com/article.aspx?id=111504A<BR/><BR/>McHenry made several criticisms of the structure of Wikipedia. The core of his argument can be summarised as follows: Anybody can edit Wikipedia, <BR/>no matter how ill-qualified. As a result, even a somewhat well-written article will tend to degrade over time as ignorant or incompetent people make <BR/>subsequent alterations. As a result, he argued that Wikipedia could never become a reliable source of information. <BR/><BR/>McHenry used the Wikipedia article on Alexander Hamilton to illustrate his point. <BR/><BR/>McHenry on Wikipedia: <BR/><BR/>The user who visits Wikipedia to learn about some subject, to confirm some matter of fact, is rather in the position of a visitor to a public restroom. <BR/>It may be obviously dirty, so that he knows to exercise great care, or it may seem fairly clean, so that he may be lulled into a false sense of security. What he certainly does not know is who has used the facilities before him. <BR/><BR/>Times have changed for good and EB is no exception to welcome Web2.0 in its own way.<BR/><BR/>cheers,<BR/>Ganesh Yanamandrayngyanihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13264465202953426150noreply@blogger.com