Date: Sun, 22 Jan 2006 17:53:36 -0500
From: Andrew <puppetvision-AT-gmail.com>
To: puptcrit-AT-lists.driftline.org
Subject: Re: [Puptcrit] puptcrit Digest, Vol 15, Issue 35


With respect Malgosia, I'm one of those who don't share this dismissive view
of Wikipedia. Obviously, Wikipedia is far from perfect, but it's also one of
the greatest and most successful attempts to create a massive, free,
collaborative reference work in history.

Wikipedia is built around the idea of user participation. The more people
with expertise in specific areas participate, the better articles in those
areas become. That is both the genius and the Achilles heel of Wikipedia.

I agree with your assessment of the articles, but I'm reluctant to criticize
them because I don't personally have the time to rewrite them myself. I
think that if the Internet puppetry community is not happy with the quality
of puppetry articles, then the Internet puppetry community needs to make an
effort to participate and improve them.

- Andrew

On 1/22/06, puptcrit-request-AT-lists.driftline.org <
puptcrit-request-AT-lists.driftline.org> wrote:
>
>
> Message: 5
> Date: Sun, 22 Jan 2006 00:33:11 -0500 (EST)
> From: "malgosia askanas" <ma-AT-panix.com>
> Subject: [Puptcrit] Wikipedia puppetry entries
> To: puptcrit-AT-driftline.org
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> I am no friend of Wikipedia, and I could readily agree with anybody
> thinking
> that almost anything is a better use of one's time than trying to do any
> work
> there.  But for those who think of it more kindly, I would like to point
> out
> that the Wikipedia entries pertaining to puppetry are bad beyond belief,
> and
> if one believes that Wikipedia is a good tool for educating the public,
> perhaps
> these entries should be torn down and replaced.
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puppetry
>    (I won't even quote.  You've got to experience this.)
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puppet
>    Here is the first paragraph (I dedicate this to John Bell):
>
>    A puppet is any controlled character, whether formed by a shadow,
>    strings, by the use of a glove, by direct mechanical contrivance (for
>    example a cable-controlled figure for film or TV) or electronic
> guidance
>    (such as a radio or infrared remote controller). The last method is
> also
>    called animatronics. Digital animated figures, with this description,
> may
>    also be described as puppets, particularly since they are often
> supplanted
>    by physical puppets for closeups. However, drawn cartoons are not
> puppets.
>
> -m
>

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