As you may have noticed my blogging has dropped off in recent weeks, and so has my Facebook activity. Much of it is due to editing in the final stretch of the Wikipedia book, and I encourage all Wikipedians to help edit the final chapter, which can be found at the Wikipedia Story web site.
The idea is to have the community write about the future of Wikipedia. What are the challenges? Where will it be 1, 5 or 10 years down the line? The product will by licensed as CC-BY-SA, so it can continue to evolve.
One thing that is different than Wikipedia is that you can indeed have an opinion! You can’t predict the future “neutrally” in any meaningful sense of the word, so instead I’ve come up with a CRAFT policy, that is more like a code of “responsible journalism.” It consists of being:
Coherent, Reasoned, Accurate, Fair and Transparent
I hope you’ll agree it’s a good starting point.
We already have a nice buzz of activity, so hope to see you there!
Hi Andrew,
I first came across your site through your twitterfeed, and then next thing I know it led me here to your blog.
It wasn’t a surprise to me that you were an academic at Columbia and HKU due to the quality of your posts and your interests in the subjects that you write about.
I’m actually an intern at NowPublic.com, a citizens journalism site. We strive to be more than just another traditional news media network, and hope to redefine the news network, turning it into firsthand accounts from individuals at the scene, not from traditional media sources.
Right now we’re building an Olympics channel, and we’re wondering if you would like to participate in this exciting project. You can get back to me through my e-mail.
Thank you for your time! Have a great day!
Heiky