[Search-l] Simpy Chichimichi - "Wikia Search - Not Happening"

[Jacob Kristian Andresen]

Let's take this opportunity to actually write content on
http://search.wikia.com/wiki/Brainstorming

I just outlined the idea of "community ranking" on the wiki. I welcome
comments there.


Jacob Andresen



On 30/04/07, Keith Botley <Keith at botley.net> wrote:
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>
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> > I advise everyone who thinks this is going to be a hell of a lot of fun,
> > turning the entire industry upside down... to do the same.  :)
> >
> > I'd kick him off the list, but that's not my style.  A few critics
> > around to stir the stew can keep us on our toes as we move forward.
> >
> > --Jimbo
>
>
> You have to give Seth credit for keeping a dying mailing list alive. He
> has
> provided some informative posts related to what others are saying about
> wikia search and certainly hasn't posted anything that deserves a punt
> from
> the list.
>
> This was my first attempt to join a community driven development project.
> I
> was intrigued because of the value that Wikipedia provides to the web at
> large and that the founder of Wikipedia was involved to make search a
> community driven process.
>
> My question is what and who is the "us" that JW refers to above? I thought
> that the whole idea was to be transparent and bring together a community
> of
> technology experts.
>
> < The project is going full speed ahead.
>
> Sounds like smoke and mirrors to me, based on what I have to go on. It
> appears that Wikia Search is falling faster than Brady Quinn in the NFL
> draft and unless I can get concrete information that wikia search is
> actually going full speed ahead a certain amount of skepticism is in
> order.
>
> I'll probably get kicked for this ;-(
>
> Keith Botley
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