Talk:Wikipedia

First sentence

What on earth does "born in the project supported by the non-profit Wikimedia Foundation" mean? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 92.39.197.203 (talk) 20:20, 9 August 2009 (UTC)

Does this sentence in the first section make sense? it cited Wikipedia as one of three examples of Web 2.0 services, along with YouTube, MySpace and Facebook. One of three? But I count four web 2.0 services listed in the sentence. Facebook is mentioned in the article but later and not in the paragraph that introduces wiki thusly:

But look at 2006 through a different lens and you'll see another story, one that isn't about conflict or great men. It's a story about community and collaboration on a scale never seen before. It's about the cosmic compendium of knowledge Wikipedia and the million-channel people's network YouTube and the online metropolis MySpace.

Mindme (talk) 19:02, 31 August 2009 (UTC)

Wikipedia has gone from...

Interesting discussion at Slashdot where what appears to be the majority of users repeating 'Wikipedia has gone from "the encyclopedia of everything that everyone can edit" to the "encyclopedia of things we like and some people may edit."' http://tech.slashdot.org/story/09/08/13/1310228/Wikipedia-Approaches-Its-Limits I suggest this should be included somehow in the article. 216.57.96.1 (talk) 16:13, 13 August 2009 (UTC)

Seconded. Kentstander (talk) 20:03, 13 August 2009 (UTC)

Thirded. It's not the only article that have suggested Wikipedia is getting more exclusive. Maybe that's inevitable: any community would reach maturity eventually, soon or later. -- Taku (talk) 21:51, 13 August 2009 (UTC)

F\uck off do I accept criticisms of Wikipedia?! Wickipedia is the greatest institution since the BBC (and it's precedent, sliced bread) and so it is beyond reproach. We should delete outsiders who want to encroach their corporate ways on our collaborative system. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 90.192.187.203 (talk) 22:17, 2 September 2009 (UTC)

Wikipedia is basically run by Nazis. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 64.53.176.235 (talk) 01:34, 4 September 2009 (UTC)

Criticism section

I propose a criticism section on this article. Wikipedia is routinely criticized in the media, as we all know very well, so I believe that a section should be introduced to cover this. Hopefully proponents for Wikipedia are unbiased enough to accept the criticism as well as the praise. Discuss. EdgarBacon (talk) 03:48, 19 August 2009 (UTC)

See Wikipedia:Criticism. -- Taku (talk) 12:06, 19 August 2009 (UTC)

And Criticisms of Wikipedia.----occono (talk) 02:33, 23 August 2009 (UTC)

As usual; BACK UP YOUR OPINION WITH EVIDENCE —Preceding unsigned comment added by 90.192.187.203 (talk) 22:20, 2 September 2009 (UTC)

A paragraph on trademarks in "History" section

I'm thinking of removing that paragraph. Is it really important? Who cares about the trademark status of WP in Japan? The halting of growth seems more interesting and important. -- Taku (talk) 01:21, 20 August 2009 (UTC) yes —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.70.89.139 (talk) 17:29, 23 August 2009 (UTC)

Countries

Moved to Wikipedia:Village_pump_(policy)#Countries

Howard Tayler boycott

I have deleted the mention of Howard Tayler's Wikipedia boycott from the Talk:Wikipedia/to do list. His webcomic's Wikipedia page does not mention it, and a quick Google search turns up little but a Slashdot post. Also, quite notably, the point was added to the To Do list by user I love webcomics, who may have been slightly biased. -M.Nelson (talk) 22:45, 31 August 2009 (UTC)

Quotation marks

On a couple of occasions i have seen that punctuation is in the quote, when it should not be (e.g. the comment of the Encyclopedia Brittanica about the weakness of wikipedia: (...) wikipedia is a "faith-based encyclopedia. ". Obviously, in this case, the quote should end after the word 'encyclopedia', but BEFORE the full stop. Someone who has access to edit this should look it over and correct it, because it just looks scruffy. It's not that hard to fix, and it looks way better. -Ilyushin12(talk) 15:31, 1 September 2009 (UTC)

I've removed that statement entirely...not because of the grammar though. It was an uncited, speculative claim compounded by an uncited assertion of the claim's effect (ie. not only did it fail to provide evidence that the claim was popularized, but it failed to cite a source for the claim itself). -K10wnsta (talk) 19:10, 9 September 2009 (UTC)

(Ok, I missed this.) It's really not speculative. If you run a google search with "faith-based encyclopedia", you can get a lot of hits. It needs a source, but the statement itself is accurate, I think. -- Taku (talk) 23:10, 9 September 2009 (UTC)

Then source it. Rehevkor ✉ 23:12, 9 September 2009 (UTC)

And why can you do it yourself? -- Taku (talk) 23:15, 9 September 2009 (UTC)

I already linked to WP:BURDEN, right? I'm pretty sure I did. Rehevkor ✉ 23:23, 9 September 2009 (UTC)

Blue Sky Ice Cream

In the spring of 1999, while students at Iowa State University, founders Thomas (T.J.) Paskach and William (Will) Schroeder invented a new way to flash-freeze ice cream using liquid nitrogen. The “mad scientists” soon discovered their breakthrough invention made better homemade ice cream than they had ever had before. A year later the company was formed, a patent was pending, and a full-scale, computer-controlled prototype was ready for testing at the 2000 Iowa State Fair.

Nitro Ice Cream became an instant hit. The novelty of the process intrigued people to try it once - the incredible texture and flavor brought them back several times with family, friends, even strangers off the street, just to try Nitro Ice Cream!

In 2001, TJ and Will successfully demonstrated the Nitro Freeze process with a second-generation prototype at the Iowa State Fair, the Clay County Fair, and the Tulsa State Fair. The second-generation prototype implemented several technology advances improving reliability, ease of use, cleaning, and product quality.

In 2002, the concession operation was expanded by adding the Minnesota State Fair. And the first retail location, a new ice cream shop called the Blue Sky Creamery, opened in Ankeny, Iowa. Plans were then completed for a new production model Nitro Freeze machine, the NF-3500. Armed with this new design, the marketing of the machines was launched at the IAAPA trade show in November, in Orlando, Florida.

In 2004, the Blue Sky Creamery Ice Cream Cafe Franchise concept was rolled out and the first franchise store opened in Minnesota. Additional Blue Sky Creamery locations have been opened in West Des Moines, Iowa and St. Louis, MO.

In 2008 and 2009, Blue Sky Creamery had expanded its mobile operations to more than 25 events and started offering Mobile Franchise opportunities. From Miami to Las Vegas to Columbus to Calgary, the Nitro Freeze process has been sweeping the continent! Mobile Franchise have been granted in Eastern Iowa, Wisconsin, Oregon, North Carolina, Phoenix, and Las Vegas so far. —Preceding unsigned comment added by PATRICK LUNDY (talk • contribs) 03:43, 4 September 2009 (UTC)

Alexa

Why is alexa considered a credible source? The wikipedia article at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexa_Internet is pretty darned critical, and for good reason.