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wiki http://commoncraft.com/blog-categories/wiki The taxonomy view with a depth of 0. en-us Common Craft's Wikipedia Page http://commoncraft.com/common-crafts-wikipedia-article <p>Yaay! We have a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_Craft">page on Wikipedia</a>. Now what?</p> <p><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_Craft"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2665/3856946313_f12af66a42_o.jpg" alt="" /></a></p> <p>As you may know, Wikipedia pages tend to evolve over time as users contribute new information and we're excited to see the Common Craft page evolve.  But first we're hoping to build on a solid foundation - and we need your help. The information that's there is a good start, but it can be better. </p> <p>As the owners, it's not kosher for us to edit the page, so we'll be adding suggestions to the "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Common_Craft">talk</a>" section over time (a few are there now). If a Wikipedian deems the information verifiable, unbiased, accurate, etc. they should feel free to update the article.  Of course, the hope is that information in the article grows organically. We hope you'll consider lending a hand!</p> <p>If you don't know what a wiki is, you might check out <a href="http://www.commoncraft.com/video-wikis-plain-english">Wikis in Plain English</a>.</p> http://commoncraft.com/common-crafts-wikipedia-article#comments business buzz Help media wiki Wed, 26 Aug 2009 00:05:43 +0000 leelefever 7148 at http://commoncraft.com Common Craft's Wikipedia Page http://commoncraft.com/common-crafts-wikipedia-article <p>Yaay! We have a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_Craft">page on Wikipedia</a>. Now what?</p> <p><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_Craft"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2665/3856946313_f12af66a42_o.jpg" alt="" /></a></p> <p>As you may know, Wikipedia pages tend to evolve over time as users contribute new information and we're excited to see the Common Craft page evolve.  But first we're hoping to build on a solid foundation - and we need your help. The information that's there is a good start, but it can be better. </p> <p>As the owners, it's not kosher for us to edit the page, so we'll be adding suggestions to the "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Common_Craft">talk</a>" section over time (a few are there now). If a Wikipedian deems the information verifiable, unbiased, accurate, etc. they should feel free to update the article.  Of course, the hope is that information in the article grows organically. We hope you'll consider lending a hand!</p> <p>If you don't know what a wiki is, you might check out <a href="http://www.commoncraft.com/video-wikis-plain-english">Wikis in Plain English</a>.</p> http://commoncraft.com/common-crafts-wikipedia-article#comments business buzz Help media wiki Wed, 26 Aug 2009 00:05:43 +0000 leelefever 7148 at http://commoncraft.com Common Craft's Wikipedia Page http://commoncraft.com/common-crafts-wikipedia-article <p>Yaay! We have a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_Craft">page on Wikipedia</a>. Now what?</p> <p><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_Craft"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2665/3856946313_f12af66a42_o.jpg" alt="" /></a></p> <p>As you may know, Wikipedia pages tend to evolve over time as users contribute new information and we're excited to see the Common Craft page evolve.  But first we're hoping to build on a solid foundation - and we need your help. The information that's there is a good start, but it can be better. </p> <p>As the owners, it's not kosher for us to edit the page, so we'll be adding suggestions to the "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Common_Craft">talk</a>" section over time (a few are there now). If a Wikipedian deems the information verifiable, unbiased, accurate, etc. they should feel free to update the article.  Of course, the hope is that information in the article grows organically. We hope you'll consider lending a hand!</p> <p>If you don't know what a wiki is, you might check out <a href="http://www.commoncraft.com/video-wikis-plain-english">Wikis in Plain English</a>.</p> http://commoncraft.com/common-crafts-wikipedia-article#comments business buzz Help media wiki Wed, 26 Aug 2009 00:05:43 +0000 leelefever 7148 at http://commoncraft.com Common Craft's Wikipedia Page http://commoncraft.com/common-crafts-wikipedia-article <p>Yaay! We have a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_Craft">page on Wikipedia</a>. Now what?</p> <p><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_Craft"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2665/3856946313_f12af66a42_o.jpg" alt="" /></a></p> <p>As you may know, Wikipedia pages tend to evolve over time as users contribute new information and we're excited to see the Common Craft page evolve.  But first we're hoping to build on a solid foundation - and we need your help. The information that's there is a good start, but it can be better. </p> <p>As the owners, it's not kosher for us to edit the page, so we'll be adding suggestions to the "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Common_Craft">talk</a>" section over time (a few are there now). If a Wikipedian deems the information verifiable, unbiased, accurate, etc. they should feel free to update the article.  Of course, the hope is that information in the article grows organically. We hope you'll consider lending a hand!</p> <p>If you don't know what a wiki is, you might check out <a href="http://www.commoncraft.com/video-wikis-plain-english">Wikis in Plain English</a>.</p> http://commoncraft.com/common-crafts-wikipedia-article#comments business buzz Help media wiki Wed, 26 Aug 2009 00:05:43 +0000 leelefever 7148 at http://commoncraft.com Common Craft's Wikipedia Page http://commoncraft.com/common-crafts-wikipedia-article <p>Yaay! We have a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_Craft">page on Wikipedia</a>. Now what?</p> <p><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_Craft"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2665/3856946313_f12af66a42_o.jpg" alt="" /></a></p> <p>As you may know, Wikipedia pages tend to evolve over time as users contribute new information and we're excited to see the Common Craft page evolve.  But first we're hoping to build on a solid foundation - and we need your help. The information that's there is a good start, but it can be better. </p> <p>As the owners, it's not kosher for us to edit the page, so we'll be adding suggestions to the "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Common_Craft">talk</a>" section over time (a few are there now). If a Wikipedian deems the information verifiable, unbiased, accurate, etc. they should feel free to update the article.  Of course, the hope is that information in the article grows organically. We hope you'll consider lending a hand!</p> <p>If you don't know what a wiki is, you might check out <a href="http://www.commoncraft.com/video-wikis-plain-english">Wikis in Plain English</a>.</p> http://commoncraft.com/common-crafts-wikipedia-article#comments business buzz Help media wiki Wed, 26 Aug 2009 00:05:43 +0000 leelefever 7148 at http://commoncraft.com Common Craft's Wikipedia Page http://commoncraft.com/common-crafts-wikipedia-article <p>Yaay! We have a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_Craft">page on Wikipedia</a>. Now what?</p> <p><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_Craft"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2665/3856946313_f12af66a42_o.jpg" alt="" /></a></p> <p>As you may know, Wikipedia pages tend to evolve over time as users contribute new information and we're excited to see the Common Craft page evolve.  But first we're hoping to build on a solid foundation - and we need your help. The information that's there is a good start, but it can be better. </p> <p>As the owners, it's not kosher for us to edit the page, so we'll be adding suggestions to the "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Common_Craft">talk</a>" section over time (a few are there now). If a Wikipedian deems the information verifiable, unbiased, accurate, etc. they should feel free to update the article.  Of course, the hope is that information in the article grows organically. We hope you'll consider lending a hand!</p> <p>If you don't know what a wiki is, you might check out <a href="http://www.commoncraft.com/video-wikis-plain-english">Wikis in Plain English</a>.</p> http://commoncraft.com/common-crafts-wikipedia-article#comments business buzz Help media wiki Wed, 26 Aug 2009 00:05:43 +0000 leelefever 7148 at http://commoncraft.com Common Craft's Wikipedia Page http://commoncraft.com/common-crafts-wikipedia-article <p>Yaay! We have a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_Craft">page on Wikipedia</a>. Now what?</p> <p><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_Craft"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2665/3856946313_f12af66a42_o.jpg" alt="" /></a></p> <p>As you may know, Wikipedia pages tend to evolve over time as users contribute new information and we're excited to see the Common Craft page evolve.  But first we're hoping to build on a solid foundation - and we need your help. The information that's there is a good start, but it can be better. </p> <p>As the owners, it's not kosher for us to edit the page, so we'll be adding suggestions to the "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Common_Craft">talk</a>" section over time (a few are there now). If a Wikipedian deems the information verifiable, unbiased, accurate, etc. they should feel free to update the article.  Of course, the hope is that information in the article grows organically. We hope you'll consider lending a hand!</p> <p>If you don't know what a wiki is, you might check out <a href="http://www.commoncraft.com/video-wikis-plain-english">Wikis in Plain English</a>.</p> http://commoncraft.com/common-crafts-wikipedia-article#comments business buzz Help media wiki Wed, 26 Aug 2009 00:05:43 +0000 leelefever 7148 at http://commoncraft.com Common Craft's Wikipedia Page http://commoncraft.com/common-crafts-wikipedia-article <p>Yaay! We have a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_Craft">page on Wikipedia</a>. Now what?</p> <p><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_Craft"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2665/3856946313_f12af66a42_o.jpg" alt="" /></a></p> <p>As you may know, Wikipedia pages tend to evolve over time as users contribute new information and we're excited to see the Common Craft page evolve.  But first we're hoping to build on a solid foundation - and we need your help. The information that's there is a good start, but it can be better. </p> <p>As the owners, it's not kosher for us to edit the page, so we'll be adding suggestions to the "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Common_Craft">talk</a>" section over time (a few are there now). If a Wikipedian deems the information verifiable, unbiased, accurate, etc. they should feel free to update the article.  Of course, the hope is that information in the article grows organically. We hope you'll consider lending a hand!</p> <p>If you don't know what a wiki is, you might check out <a href="http://www.commoncraft.com/video-wikis-plain-english">Wikis in Plain English</a>.</p> http://commoncraft.com/common-crafts-wikipedia-article#comments business buzz Help media wiki Wed, 26 Aug 2009 00:05:43 +0000 leelefever 7148 at http://commoncraft.com Wikipedia and the Value of No Experts At All http://commoncraft.com/wikipedia-and-value-no-experts-all <p>My Dad has a saying about trying to get boys to do work.  "<i>One boy is worth one boy, two boys is worth half-a-boy and three boys is worth no boys at all.</i>"<br><br>When I look at Wikipedia with my plain English glasses, I think the same is true about experts. Look at it this way...<br><br>Let's say you're trying to learn about digestion.  You can likely find an expert who can sit with you and make digestion very easy to understand. Now, lets say you're talking to <i>two</i> experts. Something changes - the experts are now double checking each other and looking for ways to relate their unique point of view. With each expert you add, the more accurate the information becomes and the harder it becomes for you to understand.<br><br>This is what happens on Wikipedia all the time.  Experts are looking over each others' shoulders to such a degree that the entries become very accurate, but very hard to understand for the general public.  Here are the first couple of sentences for the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digestion" mce_href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digestion">Digestion entry on Wikipedia</a>:<br><br><span class="blockquote">Digestion is the process of metabolism whereby a biological entity processes a substance in order to chemically and mechanically convert the substance for the body to use.</span><br>And guess what?  A Google search for "digestion" reveals this wikipedia entry as the <a href="http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&safe=off&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla%3Aen-US%3Aofficial&hs=i4F&q=digestion&btnG=Search" mce_href="http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&safe=off&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla%3Aen-US%3Aofficial&hs=i4F&q=digestion&btnG=Search">first result</a>.<br><b></b></p> <p><b>So what?</b><br><br>I'm not against Wikipedia or experts.  I just want to be sure that we're <b>not assuming that</b>:<br></p> <ol> <li>Wikipedia is the end-all be-all for understand something, even though it's so often the #1 result. </li> <li>Experts, especially as a group, will produce results that relate to everyday people.</li> </ol> <p>Why is this the case?  I'd say it has a lot to do with what Chip and Dan Heath call The Curse of Knowledge in their book <a href="http://www.madetostick.com/" mce_href="http://www.madetostick.com/">Made to Stick</a>.  I'll cover that ground sometime soon.<br><br>Oh, one last note - I'm the third of three boys in my family, so my Dad knows what he's talking about.</p> http://commoncraft.com/wikipedia-and-value-no-experts-all#comments experts plainenglish wiki Fri, 18 Jan 2008 18:32:18 +0000 leelefever 1582 at http://commoncraft.com Wikipedia and the Value of No Experts At All http://commoncraft.com/wikipedia-and-value-no-experts-all <p>My Dad has a saying about trying to get boys to do work.  "<i>One boy is worth one boy, two boys is worth half-a-boy and three boys is worth no boys at all.</i>"<br><br>When I look at Wikipedia with my plain English glasses, I think the same is true about experts. Look at it this way...<br><br>Let's say you're trying to learn about digestion.  You can likely find an expert who can sit with you and make digestion very easy to understand. Now, lets say you're talking to <i>two</i> experts. Something changes - the experts are now double checking each other and looking for ways to relate their unique point of view. With each expert you add, the more accurate the information becomes and the harder it becomes for you to understand.<br><br>This is what happens on Wikipedia all the time.  Experts are looking over each others' shoulders to such a degree that the entries become very accurate, but very hard to understand for the general public.  Here are the first couple of sentences for the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digestion" mce_href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digestion">Digestion entry on Wikipedia</a>:<br><br><span class="blockquote">Digestion is the process of metabolism whereby a biological entity processes a substance in order to chemically and mechanically convert the substance for the body to use.</span><br>And guess what?  A Google search for "digestion" reveals this wikipedia entry as the <a href="http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&safe=off&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla%3Aen-US%3Aofficial&hs=i4F&q=digestion&btnG=Search" mce_href="http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&safe=off&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla%3Aen-US%3Aofficial&hs=i4F&q=digestion&btnG=Search">first result</a>.<br><b></b></p> <p><b>So what?</b><br><br>I'm not against Wikipedia or experts.  I just want to be sure that we're <b>not assuming that</b>:<br></p> <ol> <li>Wikipedia is the end-all be-all for understand something, even though it's so often the #1 result. </li> <li>Experts, especially as a group, will produce results that relate to everyday people.</li> </ol> <p>Why is this the case?  I'd say it has a lot to do with what Chip and Dan Heath call The Curse of Knowledge in their book <a href="http://www.madetostick.com/" mce_href="http://www.madetostick.com/">Made to Stick</a>.  I'll cover that ground sometime soon.<br><br>Oh, one last note - I'm the third of three boys in my family, so my Dad knows what he's talking about.</p> http://commoncraft.com/wikipedia-and-value-no-experts-all#comments experts plainenglish wiki Fri, 18 Jan 2008 18:32:18 +0000 leelefever 1582 at http://commoncraft.com