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Jimmy Wales Starting Campaign Wikis
Billosaur writes "Jimmy Wales, self-described creator of the Wikipedia, is apparently trying to bring the functionality offered by the Internet encyclopedia to a new realm: politics and political campaigns. He is starting a new website, the Campaigns Wikia, which 'has the goal of bringing together people from diverse political perspectives who may not share much else, but who share the idea that they would rather see democratic politics be about engaging with the serious ideas of intelligent opponents, about activating and motivating ordinary people to get involved and really care about politics beyond the television soundbites.' Sounds intriguing, but one has to wonder if it will be plagued by internecine feuding, punditry, and political manipulation."
Perhaps it's just a "lightning rod" to defer all the political propaganda and mutilation that's been pestering Wikipedia. Now they can ruin a site which nobody cares about and the interesting site remains intact.
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"Sounds intriguing, but one has to wonder if it will be plagued by internecine feuding, punditry, and political manipulation" How unlike the home life of our dear Queen.
That is the whole point. Give politics its own wiki so it won't be on the Wikipedia. It doesn't matter if this new wiki turns into a wasteland of mud, as long as the main site stays clean.