tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16081779.post6530117240641784869..comments2023-10-28T09:24:38.420+01:00Comments on iPhylo: Why isn't EOL using Wikipedia?Roderic Pagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00269598293846172649noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16081779.post-17953494940736750722008-07-28T19:55:00.000+01:002008-07-28T19:55:00.000+01:00Do you think EOL would have really gotten so much ...Do you think EOL would have really gotten so much funding if instead of building EOL, they built content that went into wikipedia? Its not about providing species information to the world, its about getting a big grant and making a big name for yourself. Sad to say, but the scientific community will always be too slow to keep things current until different publishing, recognition and promotion models exist.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16081779.post-24309571153642827202008-07-10T21:56:00.000+01:002008-07-10T21:56:00.000+01:00Is it because EOL wants to be viewed as the propri...Is it because EOL wants to be viewed as the proprietor of the species pages in order to guard the gate of information? It makes sense from that standpoint. But if they are slightly more idealistic and do not care about being the authority, Wikipedia would be nice. There are many species pages there already. But those pages can be edited by anyone. For instance, if Stephen Colbert can tell his viewers to change the wikipedia entry for elephants to state he is responsible for their increase in numbers. Anyone can go in and change things. <BR/><BR/>One taxonomist can go in and change an entry that (s)he synonymizes without a record in the literature! Or someone can go in and change the conservation status of an endangered species, or generally play practical jokes on entries. It seems to me that EOL seeks to lend sme authority and structure to the pages which I support. Unfortunately, the implementation and creation of new pages is crawling at a snail's pace.Kevin Zelniohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14192385384151149566noreply@blogger.com