QUOTE(Jon Awbrey @ Tue 3rd August 2010, 10:52am)
Once you open your eyes to the presence of the phenomenon, the next couple of questions are:
- What is the belief that these wannabelievers so desperately wannabelieve?
- And why?
(1) That a volunteer-generated encyclopedia will be better than all other encyclopedias, and that said encyclopedia will help and empower ordinary people in profound ways.
(2) We live in a world where a very few hold much of the wealth and power. By making a transfer of knowledge management from the restrictive wealthy/powerful minority to the impoverished/weak majority, there will be a more equitable, peaceful, productive global society that emerges.
I honestly believe these are the sorts of answers that Wikipediots would provide to you, Jon. I don't honestly believe in the rationale behind these beliefs.