[Search-l] Automatically linking to Wikipedia

[Mark (Markie)]

i think if its possible we should maybe do something that fetches the
content from the wikipedia page of foo (obv for the search term of foo)
UNLESS we have a local page and then this should overide it and be used
instead.  this would mean that for most simple searches we would then have a
result which is likely to be much higher quality and less spam ridden

thoughts?? :-)

mark

On Jan 8, 2008 4:38 PM, Angela <beesley at gmail.com> wrote:

> There's an idea below from a Wikipedia mailing list - should
> mini-articles automatically link to Wikipedia rather than that being
> added in manually (and inconsistently)?
>
> Angela
>
>
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> From: doc <doc.wikipedia at ntlworld.com>
> Date: Jan 8, 2008 11:04 PM
> Subject: Re: [WikiEN-l] Search Wikia
> To: English Wikipedia <wikien-l at lists.wikimedia.org>
>
>
> What really confuses me is not the links between Wikipedia and the
> SearchWikia, but the lack of them. I think they/we are missing an
> obvious possibility.
>
> When I search wikia for "example", two questions arise:
>
> 1) Why is the Wikipedia article on "example" not listed? It is rated
> third in Google, why not at all by wikia? Even when a type "example
> wikipedia" I don't get a hit? What on earth? Wikipedia seems to be
> excluded from most searches - or certainly undervalued.
>
> 2) Wikia search invites me to write a short article on "example", and
> release it under the GNU:
>
> We do not have a mini article about "example". Improve the search
> results for everyone by starting this article!
>
> What is point in creating a free content alternative article to the
> Wikipedia one? Surely the sensible thing would be to link to the
> Wikipedia/wikitionary article - and if that article is non-existent,
> invite the searcher to write one for Wikiasearch. That new article,
> written for Wikiasearch, could then be transposed back into wikipedia or
> wikitionary (although perhaps through some sort of human filter where a
> regular wikipedia/wiktionary editor will decide whether it benefits the
> project).
>
> If this was put into effect, it would help both projects. People, never
> connected previously with wikipedia, would be providing content for us.
> And free knowledge generally would increase.
>
> Doc
>
>
>
>
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