Wikimania 2012/Favourite quotes




 * Wikipedia is invincible. — Victor Grigas, storyteller


 * Some people think it’s lame, but WikiLove works: it increases engagement and survivability. — Brandon Harris, software architect


 * More Kirk, less Spock. — Brandon Harris, software architect


 * To incorporate the sum of human knowledge, you need to incorporate the sum of humans. — Mary Gardiner


 * What are people doing online in Africa? Checking crop prices? Reporting malaria outbreaks? No. They’re doing exactly what you and I do. — Jimmy Wales


 * Non-commercial... whatever the hell that means. — Greg Grossmeier, Creative Commons


 * If multiple levels of security and access are important to you, don't choose MediaWiki. — Sumana Harihareswara


 * NASA management loves MediaWiki — it's much faster than web development. — Jon Verville, NASA Goddard; see also this interview with Jon about his wiki


 * Design for participation. — David Witzel, EdgeLab. Here's his recently published report, Designing Open Projects from the IBM Center for the Business of Government


 * The Help sucks. — Everyone


 * With all this growth, as you'd guess, everything is working as expected. — Ryan Lane


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