Wikipedia: For your information


	Wikipedia: For your information

JICWyllie

7-1-2007 2:42 PM

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JICWyllie says:

If Clipmarkers could form into groups, like Wikipedians, they could do to the media what Wikipedia did to encyclopaedias. But then they would have to get serious. Fun is fine. Work can be fun, too. The difference is perhaps having a clear purpose.

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7-5-2007 12:53 PM

monalisa

You are so correct, i can't say it better

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