GrUmPyBoDgEr wrote:The idea of a LotusElan.net is the birth of a nightmare; it will quickly become an uncontrollable circus beast with any form of honest knowledge being contaminated by here say, unfounded theories & dubiously un-qualified "facts".
I think I can safely say that I won't be interested in either contributing to or reading its contents.
Sorry if that sounds nose in the air but IMHO the Wiki will be a possibly dangerous & in any case frustrating place to be!
God bless all who sail in her
Cheers
John
Wow, John. Talk about sucking the air out of the room.
As usual, John brings up a good point. This is one of reliability of the information.
Reliability of information focuses predominately in these three areas:
- Accuracy of information provided
- Susceptibility to false information
- Susceptibility to editorial bias
We dealt with the issue of reliability when the mailing list started in 1999.
We dealt with the issue of reliability when the forums started in 2005.
We will deal with the issue or reliability when the Wiki starts in 2013.
Will there be difference of opinion? Yes.
Will there be difference of facts? Yes
Will there be disputes, blow-ups, hurt feelings? Yes
Will someone pick up their toys and go home? Probably
Does this sound like life? Yes.
Welcome to living in a community.
Will it be challenging? Yes. Everything in life worth doing is challenging.
There is a line from a movie that comes to mind when typing this response. It is "get busy living or get busy dying". There will always be the potential for "uncontrollable circus beast with any form of honest knowledge being contaminated by here say, unfounded theories & dubiously un-qualified facts". I have to ask myself: Do I get busy living and jump in with both feet, or do stand on the sidelines and get busy dying?
It is a choice each of us makes everyday.
jeff