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submitted 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) by nutomic@lemmy.ml to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

Let's say someone created a Wikipedia clone with Activitypub support, so you can freely read and edit articles on other servers. Basically the same way that Lemmy works. What would be a good name for such a project? Bonus points if the name goes with a cute animal mascot.

Edit: Here you can see the names of existing Fediverse projects.

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[-] nutomic@lemmy.ml 8 points 10 months ago

There are plenty of Wikipedia articles which are not objective, particularly when it comes to politics or history. Of course federation means there would be many different wikis. That makes sense, for example different countries should have their own independent wikis, instead of using one controlled by a different nation.

[-] fishos@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago

Yes, we can have a US wiki, a Russia Wiki, a China Wiki, a North Korea Wiki, and none of them will agree with each other and you will have reduced an encyclopedia into worthless anecdotes and opinions.

[-] ademir@lemmy.eco.br 3 points 10 months ago

you will have reduced an encyclopedia into worthless anecdotes and opinions.

It is Wikipedia then.

[-] peter@feddit.uk 2 points 10 months ago

What benefit would federation provide in that case, as people can currently make their own wikis if they want

this post was submitted on 19 Dec 2023
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