redd@discuss.tchncs.de to OpenStreetMap community@lemmy.mlEnglish · 9 months agoRogue Editors Started a Competing Wikipedia That’s Only About Roads (gizmodo.com)gizmodo.comexternal-linkmessage-square3fedilinkarrow-up13arrow-down10file-textcross-posted to: geospatial@mander.xyz
arrow-up13arrow-down1external-linkRogue Editors Started a Competing Wikipedia That’s Only About Roads (gizmodo.com)gizmodo.comredd@discuss.tchncs.de to OpenStreetMap community@lemmy.mlEnglish · 9 months agomessage-square3fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: geospatial@mander.xyz
minus-squareWoovie@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·9 months agoI hate how this was framed by the writer, really silly. just because you create a wiki dedicated to a particular topic doesn’t mean it’s “rogue”. That’s just the nature of it. Wikipedia is not a place to host everyone’s wiki.
minus-squareredd@discuss.tchncs.deOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·9 months agoI had the feeling the author is meaning rogue in a positive way here. At least the article sounds quite positive and impressed about that project.
I hate how this was framed by the writer, really silly. just because you create a wiki dedicated to a particular topic doesn’t mean it’s “rogue”. That’s just the nature of it. Wikipedia is not a place to host everyone’s wiki.
I had the feeling the author is meaning rogue in a positive way here. At least the article sounds quite positive and impressed about that project.