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Re:What Wikipedia Did by ghaff on Sunday May 14, 2023 @08:09AM (#35937383)
There have been other social information sites that failed not so much because of an explicit commercial angle but because any such site can easily be overrun by the grifter and scammers.
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Re:What Wikipedia Did by detourdog on Sunday May 14, 2023 @11:02AM (#35938520)
That is the irony to me. Good things seem to require a strong vision and discipline. This often comes from an individual forceful enough to maintain focus for the group.
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Re:What Wikipedia Did by themitigating on Sunday May 14, 2023 @11:57AM (#35938916)
It can also come from rules that are enforced by a group of individuals
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Re:What Wikipedia Did by detourdog on Sunday May 14, 2023 @02:31PM (#35940166)
Yes it can, I think that it is rarer form. I can't think of any but I'm sure they exist.
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