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Aussie Tech-Focused Wiki Launched

Posted by timothy on from the history-is-written-by-the-koala dept.

daria42 writes "Wikipedia's great for some things — like looking up the in-depth history of 4chan, for example — but not great for others, such as finding out the micro-history of the technology sector in certain countries. That's why Australian technology publication Delimiter has launched a public wiki site purely focused on the Australian technology sector — its personalities, issues, companies, and events. Already the site has better coverage of some areas than Wikipedia, leading to the question of whether more such small wikis should be created for certain verticals."

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  1. Re:Notability by Trepidity · · Score: 4, Informative

    That's not really true. I've personally written articles on obscure German politicians, for example, and gotten no pushback at all. If you write a decent stub, and include a few citations to reputable sources, nobody will even blink at it. The citations don't even have to be in English--- a cite to some mainstream German newspapers, or to the Neue Deutsche Biographie, is plenty.

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  2. Already done by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Informative

    Surely Whirlpool's wiki is an 'Aussie tech-focused wikipedia', and it's already got thousands of mature articles, e.g.

    A series of articles on working in IT industry in Australia:
    http://whirlpool.net.au/wiki/?tag=it_telco

    A comprehensive guide to PC parts, prices and specs:
    http://whirlpool.net.au/wiki/?tag=rmp_sg_whirlpoolpcs