On Monday 22 January 2007 12:57, Alexander Dante wrote:
> --- In whoconcord@..., "bouncelot" <bouncelot@...> wrote:
> > I just wanted to ask if anybody is still here, and interested in
> > furthering this project. It appears that it's all gone pretty dead.
> >
> > Anyway, I was considering replacing the Whoniverse database thing
>
> with
>
> > a Wiki, as it might encourage people to take part a bit more.
> >
> > Any opinions? Should I set up a poll to ask the question?
> >
> > Stephen Gray
>
> I'm still editing and adding entries sporadically, but I've had next
> to no feedback from people while doing so - this group seems to be
> more of a watch and look group than one where there is a large amount
> of debate, which is a pity.
>
> Given that the Doctor Who Wikipedia project has a very active group,
> turning the database into a wiki might be a duplication of effort. The
> big difference between us and them, as I see it, is that we embrace
> the Expanded Universe whereas they try and focus on TV canon.

The other difference is that we aim to catalogue absolutely everything, and
they only catalogue major parts of the series' mythos. So we would have a
page for a minor character who only appears in one story, whereas they would
only reference that character in the cast list/synopsis for that story.

The idea of turning the database into a wiki isn't to change its purpose or
content, but simply to make it a lot easier to entice people to contribute.
It's more a change of interface than a change of style or substance.

> It might be worth discussing this with Terence Chua/khaosworks who I
> think leads the wiki project, to see how to link and cross-reference.
> An Expanded Universe Wiki inside Whoniverse could be based on the work
> they have already done, but be expanded on.
>
> Their disclaimer "the canonicity of spin-off media is uncertain" could
> then be turned into an Expanded Universe link.
>
> AD

Hm, I'd say that it's definitely worth considering. However, if we're still
ultimately aiming to publish, then I don't think the Wikipedia copyright
license would allow us to directly use Wikipedia material anyway.

Stephen

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