Wired News lets users write wiki article
This entry was posted on 09-24-2006 and is filed under uncategorized.
From the AP and MSNBC:
By Anick Jesdanun
Updated: 7:50 p.m. CT Sept 6, 2006
NEW YORK - Wired News readers are getting a chance to shape the news: For an article about wiki collaboration software, anyone may contribute using — what else? — a wiki.
Singel said the experiment has gone smoothly so far, devoid of the pranks and vandalism he had feared when Wired opened up the story to changes. With wikis, anyone may change, add or even delete passages, regardless of expertise.
But Singel doesn't believe the community can ever replace professional editors: Large groups can't easily agree on what parts to cut out, nor are they always careful about style.
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