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The [[GFDL text corpus]] is also quite large and somewhat more robust, although under the influence of several [[enemy projects]] it is becoming less robust, and more likely to reflect the viewpoints of those projects, and not those who actually understand the subjects. Contributions to the [[R&D wiki]] are part of this corpus, but, that does not mean that other contributions to the GFDL corpus, notably not those to [[Wikipedia]] or [[Disinfopedia]], should be taken as equivalently credible to those that are made via the Consumerium interface. As it stands, this is the most credible of the various [[mediawiki]] front ends as it has the least autocratic and overtly politically biased editorial policy - most likely due to its [[value system]] which promotes [[transparency]] and [[accountability]], as opposed to being a "hobby" or "lobbying" project. In time, the standards of the GFDL text corpus will likely be set here, not in the larger/other projects, which will become less trustworthy over time. | The [[GFDL text corpus]] is also quite large and somewhat more robust, although under the influence of several [[enemy projects]] it is becoming less robust, and more likely to reflect the viewpoints of those projects, and not those who actually understand the subjects. Contributions to the [[R&D wiki]] are part of this corpus, but, that does not mean that other contributions to the GFDL corpus, notably not those to [[Wikipedia]] or [[Disinfopedia]], should be taken as equivalently credible to those that are made via the Consumerium interface. As it stands, this is the most credible of the various [[mediawiki]] front ends as it has the least autocratic and overtly politically biased editorial policy - most likely due to its [[value system]] which promotes [[transparency]] and [[accountability]], as opposed to being a "hobby" or "lobbying" project. In time, the standards of the GFDL text corpus will likely be set here, not in the larger/other projects, which will become less trustworthy over time. | ||
The [[Creative Commons text corpus]] is also quite large, and some think it may eventually eclipse the GFDL - if so it is the editorial standards of the CC, not those of the GFDL, that should succeed, as the latter are rigorously defined by [[Lawrence Lessig]] and others with some integrity that the operators of GFDL editing sites simply cannot claim. | The [[Creative Commons text corpus]] is also quite large, and some think it may eventually eclipse the GFDL - if so it is the editorial standards of the CC, not those of the GFDL, that should succeed, as the latter are rigorously defined by [[Lawrence Lessig]] and others with some integrity that the operators of GFDL editing sites simply cannot claim. [[Wikitravel]] for instance uses both the [[mediawiki]] user interface and the CC license. | ||