tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1974069331194878127.post5976838227918422091..comments2023-09-28T16:46:11.250-05:00Comments on TransylvanianDutch: My Problems with The Full WikiJohnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16874952946606709532noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1974069331194878127.post-28133128150111133992010-01-28T10:56:17.215-06:002010-01-28T10:56:17.215-06:00I do have a tendency to use sarcasm at times. You...I do have a tendency to use sarcasm at times. You are definitely correct that there are several other geographical locations mentioned in the entry. <br /><br />(For example Hugo spent a large portion of his childhood in Spain, and was exiled on the islands of Jersey and Guernsey, so without even looking I suspect those locations are there too.)<br /><br />There's an article on NationMaster.com suggesting you announced you were working on it back in April of 2009, so I didn't realize it was put live a day ago. <br /><br />May I make the suggestion that before it leaves beta, that you add to the footer a datestamp of how old the content is. That should give the user an idea whether or not they need to follow the link to the original.Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17779409214968505642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1974069331194878127.post-2807994676210260032010-01-28T10:47:09.540-06:002010-01-28T10:47:09.540-06:00Hi John
Thanks for your thoughts and comments on...Hi John <br /><br />Thanks for your thoughts and comments on <a href="http://www.thefullwiki.org" rel="nofollow">The Full Wiki</a>. All comments, bad and good, help us improve the user experience. Some more easy than others (the second l on Wiki Travel is already fixed :)). <br /><br />Perfectly valid point about recency. We've known that's important from the start. Remember it is a beta. I've only spent about a day in total talking about it publicly since it's been put live. The first order of the business was to provide a reason to come to the site. A straight-out mirror of Wikipedia is not useful to anyone, even if it's live. <br /><br />We do actually link back to the Wikipedia article on each page. In the footer if you click on "Wikipedia article" you'll see that. <br /><br />Our <a href="http://maps.thefullwiki.org/Victor_Hugo" rel="nofollow">Victor Hugo map</a> does go a little beyond just the location of France. There are about 30 locations marked on the map. <br /><br />Cheers<br />LukeUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08985719868005582115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1974069331194878127.post-5099013905539007542010-01-28T09:42:49.561-06:002010-01-28T09:42:49.561-06:00Tamura -- I like your term, wicopydia.
From your ...Tamura -- I like your term, wicopydia.<br /><br />From <a href="http://www.tamurajones.net/WorldHistory.xhtml" rel="nofollow">your entry last July</a> where you seem to have coined the term (or at least it doesn't appear anywhere else before then according to Google) TheFullWiki concept is very similar to the WorldHistory concept. (Combining Wikipedia with Google Maps) They just took it a step further by adding a few other Wiki sites.Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17779409214968505642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1974069331194878127.post-57991719721811557772010-01-28T04:37:56.392-06:002010-01-28T04:37:56.392-06:00Ah, yet another wicopydia.Ah, yet another wicopydia.Tamura Joneshttp://www.tamurajones.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1974069331194878127.post-38025141262387927452010-01-27T22:28:54.224-06:002010-01-27T22:28:54.224-06:00Really good observations. I put a link to your sit...Really good observations. I put a link to your site on my most recent additional comments. I guess The Full Wiki seems like a good idea at first. But your comments show that unless those limitations are overcome, the site would be less than useful. Thanks for the heads up.James Tannerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02989059644120454647noreply@blogger.com