Future of the forum if Wikipedia ever goes down
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Future of the forum if Wikipedia ever goes down
Is there any plans for the future of this forum if Wikipedia ever goes down under for good for any reason (i.e. rise of replacements)? For example the forum could expand its scope to cover pretty much anything in the encyclo-verse.
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Re: Future of the forum if Wikipedia ever goes down
Nothing formal... We wouldn't want to seem too presumptuous, but even in the unlikely event that Wikipedia does just disappear somehow, I suspect we'd want to at least keep most of this material available — if only for historical reference purposes. But of course, that's a rather presumptuous thing to say right there.
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Re: Future of the forum if Wikipedia ever goes down
Web 3.0 etc is rich with creeps and duplicity. It would be one possible future to roll into covering this. Molly White has demonstrated this.
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Re: Future of the forum if Wikipedia ever goes down
If Wikipedia does unexpectedly go down in a ball of flames one day, I suspect whatever happened will give us enough material to talk about for years.
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Re: Future of the forum if Wikipedia ever goes down
What happens if a giant meteor slams into the earth?
What will become of this forum then???
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What will become of this forum then???
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Re: Future of the forum if Wikipedia ever goes down
I would assume that the perennial warriors in The Troubles, Isreal/Palestine and Holocaust areas would survive and carry on whichever fight they're involved in.Randy from Boise wrote: ↑Thu Apr 06, 2023 1:07 amWhat happens if a giant meteor slams into the earth?
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Re: Future of the forum if Wikipedia ever goes down
I wrote a short story about a Disney executive being unfrozen and revived in 2099, and upon finding out that Earth (The Happiest Place in the Galaxy!) was now run by the Disney Corporation, asking about the Middle East.Vigilant wrote: ↑Thu Apr 06, 2023 2:19 amI would assume that the perennial warriors in The Troubles, Isreal/Palestine and Holocaust areas would survive and carry on whichever fight they're involved in.Randy from Boise wrote: ↑Thu Apr 06, 2023 1:07 amWhat happens if a giant meteor slams into the earth?
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