Tag Archives: Wiki

Wikipedia Redefined

Posted on 8 August 2012 by Rick Mason

Wikipedia Redefined is a proposal by a creative agency called NEW! which presents changes that would make Wikipedia more usable, both as a user and as an editor. Having used MediaWiki (the software that runs Wikipedia) extensively, I can vouch that … Continue reading →

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Wikipedia : Lamest Edit Wars

Posted on 16 August 2010 by Rick Mason

From the folks at Open Source Living comes a link to a Wikipedia page about… Wikipedia pages.  Specifically the Lamest Edit Wars on Wikipedia pages.  The list contains some thought-provoking debates, and some truly trivial arguments. Some highlights of debates … Continue reading →

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Searching A Card Catalog

Posted on 28 July 2010 by Rick Mason

The Obsolete Skills wiki has an entry on Searching A Card Catalog, which includes: “Use of the retaining rods for swordplay, while a way to break up the tedium of searching, was not appreciated by library staff.” I beg to … Continue reading →

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Unusual Articles

Posted on 3 January 2010 by Rick Mason

If you spend any amount of time perusing Wikipedia, you will encounter articles on topics that are either exceedingly trivial, offbeat, or hard to classify.  For those who seek these articles, they have a page for it: Wikipedia: Unusual Articles … Continue reading →

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Open Source Documentation

Posted on 10 August 2009 by Rick Mason

One of the more frustrating things about open source software is the fact that many projects have little-to-no documentation.  William Shields, a software developer from Australia, posts about his experiences and concludes that he isn’t going to patronize projects that … Continue reading →

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Information Streams

Posted on 17 May 2009 by Rick Mason

Eric Shonfeld at TechCrunch writes: “Once again, the Internet is shifting before our eyes. Information is increasingly being distributed and presented in real-time streams instead of dedicated Web pages. The shift is palpable, even if it is only in its … Continue reading →

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International Music Score Library Project

Posted on 22 October 2008 by Rick Mason

The International Music Score Library Project is a great concept:  a collection of public domain musical scores made freely available to musicians, composers, and everyone else as well! Note also that the site was built using MediaWiki software. found via … Continue reading →

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