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In the end, Terdiman allows for a reasonably positive outlook, saying that in time Knowledge "probably will be seen as on par with the Britannicas of the world." Of course, many Wikipedians see it as having surpassed Britannica long ago, but obviously some segments of the population are not willing
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In presenting the Knowledge response to criticism, Terdiman offers both refutations from Wales and ways to address the problems. He devotes some attention to the plans to develop a frozen and "finished" version as Knowledge 1.0. Based on hints from Wales, he reports that a 1.0 version might not be
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Terdiman refers to Sanger, oddly enough, as a "former Knowledge developer". In the ordinary sense of the word "developer", this might be reasonable, since Sanger helped to develop the Knowledge project and its policies at its inception. In fact, this might serve as a compromise title to solve the
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published this year, however. Not clearly stated in the article was what medium a Knowledge 1.0 would be in, whether this meant a print issue as Wales originally conceived or simply a static version distributed on DVD or other form of computer data storage.
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directed more press attention to the question of how credible Knowledge is as a reference. As efforts to devise new review mechanisms for Knowledge continue, the debate still retains a certain fascination for the media.
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question of whether Sanger qualifies as a "co-founder" of Knowledge, since he refers to himself that way but Wales does not. Still, as Knowledge has actual
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apparently found Knowledge's coverage of the event so comprehensive that he referred to it as a "chapter" instead of an "article".
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At the outset of his article, Terdiman picks up on the recent wave of discussion about Knowledge's credibility (see
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Knowledge remains a popular and frequently cited resource on the
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