Thread: We Need A Wiki Entry!

Bash.org, lesser site? NOT RLY.

compared to DV? HERATIC!

I can't vote "no" to the first two before you add a "no" option to the last.

Dreamviews shouldnt have a wikipedia entry. n_n

you sux.

Yes we do need one

No we don't

However, I bet if somebody made one, they would get rid of it

Yeah, it'd be deleted. Bet you $5.

I'll create one and they can't delete it if they don't know it exists

jesus christ do you guys have some kind of secret ridiculous avatar site.

and kaniaz, that is strikingly similar to this.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=RO10s_HK6d0
at 0:43

I'm not really concerned. There's a link to us on the Lucid Dreaming wiki page, and a couple of members here were prime contributors to the LDing page. I'm content with that.

Originally Posted by Pyrofan1

I'll create one and they can't delete it if they don't know it exists
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Yeah they would, there's admins on Wikipedia 24/7 that look at the new additions/edits page and clean it up. A wiki for a small forum like this one would be quickly noticed and deleted. Think, people, Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, not a "cool links" site (like digg is now).

Digg has never been cool, Wikipedia is cool to some extent.
Still, no DV page. >_>

Originally Posted by TweaK

Digg has never been cool[/b]

No it used to be kinda cool, I used to go there for news and stuff

It's gone to shit now, here are three examples I just pulled from the homepage (they give a nice example of what digg has become):



*HUGE* house cat gets it's fat ass stuck in the doggy door (with pic)
sicc submitted, made popular 7 minutes ago (www.ktvb.com)
Ah, priceless! More…

COOL! Download of the Day: Tab Effect (Firefox)
MrBabyMan submitted, made popular 1 hour 37 minutes ago (lifehacker.com)
If you've ever played with Virtual Desktops for the Mac or XGL/Compiz on Linux, the tab effect is similar to the cube-switching effect offered by both of these virtual desktop tools, but for Firefox. More…

Do you agree with President Bush's plan to add 21,500 troops now?
iching submitted, made popular 2 hours 7 minutes ago (www.msnbc.msn.com)
Live vote on MSNBC YES or NO? More…

Yeah, it is kind of pathetic now. I still keep it as a live bookmark on my bookmark toolbar though, it does occasionally have its moments.

I thought you made those up to look deliberately pathetic until I skipped back. I really did. Tricked! TRICKED I SAY!

I reckon its a good idea to make a dreamviews page on wiki
It wouldnt get deleted
if its made well that is
that being said I dont see why its necessary, if theres a link to this place on the lucid dreaming page thats enough really isn't it?
Imran

Originally Posted by imran_p

I reckon its a good idea to make a dreamviews page on wiki
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Not really.

Originally Posted by imran_p

It wouldnt get deleted
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Yes it would.

Originally Posted by imran_p

if its made well that is
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It would still get deleted.

Originally Posted by imran_p

that being said I dont see why its necessary, if theres a link to this place on the lucid dreaming page thats enough really isn't it?
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no.

Perhaps when the first three posts told you this was a bad idea it would have discouraged <strike>you</strike> an intelligent human being.

However, it&#39;s quoting time. Perhaps it will shut you up without an argument so that we can let this thread die and have no important damage except a dent to your reputation.

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE("Wikipedia")</div>

Wikipedia is an encyclopedia (along with some topics that would typically be found in an almanac). Hence, articles should consist of encyclopedic information about "notable" subjects. What exactly constitutes notability is the subject of constant debate on Wikipedia, but few of us believe that there should be articles about every person on the planet, every company that sells anything, or each street in every town in the world.[/b]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE("Wikipedia")</div>

A topic is notable if it has been the subject of multiple, non-trivial published works from sources that are reliable and independent of the subject itself and each other. All topics must meet a minimum threshold of notability in order for an article on that topic to be included in Wikipedia. This requirement ensures that there exists enough source material to write a verifiable, encyclopedic article about the topic.[/b]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE("Wikipedia")</div>

Wikipedia is not an indiscriminate collection of items of information. That something is 100% true does not mean it is suitable for inclusion in Wikipedia. While there is a continuing debate about the encyclopedic merits of several classes of entries, current consensus is that Wikipedia articles are not simply:

5. Internet guides. Wikipedia articles should not exist only to describe the nature, appearance or services a website offers, but should describe the site in an encyclopedic manner, offering detail on a website&#39;s achievements, impact or historical significance, which can be significantly more up-to-date than most reference sources since we can incorporate new developments and facts as they are made known. See current events for examples.[/b]

Please get a clue. Please understand.

Techboy&#39;s already done it for me, but just to re-iterate:

Dreamviews should not have a Wikipedia article, and if anyone ever tried to make one, not only will they get a severe frown of dissapproval from me, there effort&#39;s will quickly be deleted - by my own hand if possible. However much some of you disagree, in Wikipedia terms Dream Views is not notable. We already have a link at the bottom of the Lucid Dreaming article - is that not enough? Doesn&#39;t that solve every purpose it needs to?

In true Wikipedia style:

Strongly Oppose - IdentityX, 23:33 13 January 2007 UTC.

Originally Posted by Techboy

Perhaps when the first three posts told you this was a bad idea it would have discouraged <strike>you</strike> an intelligent human being.

However, it&#39;s quoting time. Perhaps it will shut you up without an argument so that we can let this thread die and have no important damage except a dent to your reputation.
Please get a clue. Please understand.
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was that aimed at me?
how is it a dent to my reputation if so?
I see it like this
I dont know much about wikipedia
I was wrong
You kindly psoted quotes proving so
and then you removed the kindess acting smarmy when pointing this out

if it wasnt aimed at me
Imran

Originally Posted by TweaK

Bash.org, lesser site? NOT RLY.
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Never heard of it, lol.

Originally Posted by Spectre

Never heard of it, lol.
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It&#39;s the world&#39;s repository of "You-had-to-be-there" moments in IRC chat

Originally Posted by Identity

We already have a link at the bottom of the Lucid Dreaming article - is that not enough? Doesn&#39;t that solve every purpose it needs to?[/b]

Yes. Did we place the link at the top? If not, we should. >_>&#33;

Originally Posted by Identity

was that aimed at me?
how is it a dent to my reputation if so?
I see it like this
I dont know much about wikipedia
I was wrong
You kindly psoted quotes proving so
and then you removed the kindess acting smarmy when pointing this out

if it wasnt aimed at me
Imran
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It was aimed at Keeper, of course.

Originally Posted by Identity

Never heard of it, lol.
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Perhaps, but that doesn&#39;t mean it&#39;s smaller than Dreamviews. It has about 1000x more viewers.

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