Message Forum: Re: Sam, Dave, Time to Write Your Encyclopedia Entries!

Re: Sam, Dave, Time to Write Your Encyclopedia Entries!

Posted By: Eric Sleator, on host 68.111.215.41
Date: Sunday, February 22, 2004, at 11:17:53
In Reply To: Re: Sam, Dave, Time to Write Your Encyclopedia Entries! posted by Silon on Sunday, February 22, 2004, at 07:57:11:

> > Wiki in Hawaiian means "quickly." It is common
> > to say "Wiki wiki" in Hawaii when you mean
> > "Hurry up," "Get the lead out," etc. So I
> > wonder if Wikipedia is some kind of quick
> > encyclopedia.
>
> Actually, Wiki is a type of online database
> software where entries are collaboratively
> written, so "Wikipedia" means "collaborative
> encyclopedia." The name of the software almost
> certainly comes from the Hawaiian word.

They did get the name "Wiki" from the Hawaiian word, so you were both right.

As for the articles on Sam and Dave, while I started the RinkWorks article and linked to Sam and Dave's names, I didn't write the articles on them. I don't really know what counts as personal information and what counts as public, especially with people who aren't "famous" (at least, not in the sense of Abraham Lincoln or Orson Welles). I don't want to cross the line.

-Eric Sleator

Replies To This Message

Re: Sam, Dave, Time to Write Your Encyclopedia Entries! - Dave - Mon, 2/23/2004, 15:59:34
- Re: Sam, Dave, Time to Write Your Encyclopedia Entries! - Eric Sleator - Mon, 2/23/2004, 20:52:18
  - Re: Sam, Dave, Time to Write Your Encyclopedia Entries! - Lucky Wizard - Sun, 2/29/2004, 22:54:18
  - Re: Sam, Dave, Time to Write Your Encyclopedia Entries! - Stephen - Mon, 2/23/2004, 23:12:14
Re: Sam, Dave, Time to Write Your Encyclopedia Entries! - johnleemk - Sun, 2/22/2004, 21:11:27
Re: Sam, Dave, Time to Write Your Encyclopedia Entries! - Howard - Sun, 2/22/2004, 16:26:05

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Message:	> > > Wiki in Hawaiian means "quickly." It is common > > > to say "Wiki wiki" in Hawaii when you mean > > > "Hurry up," "Get the lead out," etc. So I > > > wonder if Wikipedia is some kind of quick > > > encyclopedia. > > > > Actually, Wiki is a type of online database > > software where entries are collaboratively > > written, so "Wikipedia" means "collaborative > > encyclopedia." The name of the software almost > > certainly comes from the Hawaiian word. > > They did get the name "Wiki" from the Hawaiian word, so you were both right. > > As for the articles on Sam and Dave, while I started the RinkWorks article and linked to Sam and Dave's names, I didn't write the articles on them. I don't really know what counts as personal information and what counts as public, especially with people who aren't "famous" (at least, not in the sense of Abraham Lincoln or Orson Welles). I don't want to cross the line. > > -Eric Sleator
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