Wikipedia's fate, How will Wikipedia die? Options

[Michaeldsuarez]

I think this doesn't make sense. If a new product comes along that is clearly better and gets loads of publicity saying it knocks Wikipedia into a ruddy cocked hat, it will usurp Wikipedia's place.

And don't let Ottava see that you said "waiver" instead of "waver" or he'll accuse you of being Indian.

http://herpolhode.com/rob/utah2000.pdf:

Hardware has changed dramatically; software is stagnant.

Three trends result:

1. Don’t build, measure. (Phenomenology, not new things.)

2. Don’t go for breadth, go for depth. (Microspecialization, not systems work.)

3. Take an existing thing and tweak it.

Better technology (Plan 9) doesn't supplant older technology (Unix-like / Linux). People (and businesses) would rather use and improve existing products than create and adopt revolutionary replacements.

Wikipedia and MediaWiki will remain dominant even if better alternatives appear. The same can be said about Google and search engines.

This post has been edited by Michaeldsuarez: Sat 19th January 2013, 8:14pm

[the_undertow]

WP is a staple; it will not die. Those of us who are active keep it alive.

Great to see you around. Does this imply that you are on a new name kicking about on the site? Hopefully, this time Ironholds wont back stab you again.

I was speaking extemporaneously, trying to involve everyone in the conversation. WP for me was a bad break-up. At first, I despised the fact that all of my search results lead to WP. Google could just spare all of us the drama, and redirect to WP's article.

That being said, I've dealt with my issues and I no longer contribute. There is no desire to do so, but every once in awhile, I do wonder about my friends here and feel like chatting.

What Ironholds did was done to a different iteration of me, however, it was still done and I'll likely never come out and proclaim that "it's all good," because it was not.

[Ottava]

I was speaking extemporaneously, trying to involve everyone in the conversation. WP for me was a bad break-up. At first, I despised the fact that all of my search results lead to WP. Google could just spare all of us the drama, and redirect to WP's article.

That being said, I've dealt with my issues and I no longer contribute. There is no desire to do so, but every once in awhile, I do wonder about my friends here and feel like chatting.

What Ironholds did was done to a different iteration of me, however, it was still done and I'll likely never come out and proclaim that "it's all good," because it was not.

Well, I can tell you that you weren't the first nor the last that Ironholds stabbed and destroyed on his way to securing a job with the WMF and latching onto the inner circle there.