User talk:Chezzwizz

Local Specific Front Pages Based on Regional IP

There is a general conversation on the main page as of 4/22/23 which states that there are "too many" references to Easter in response to a question about why it doesn't present on the main page. A few things come to mind that might be worth researching and pursuing/contributing to if they are not already established:

• Is there a reason that the main page isn't region specific?
  • Is this to avoid echo chamber/propaganda effect?
  • Even with a potential issue of propagandized internet, culture apart from other things, especially regarding local culture (to a reasonable extent) seems to be an important factor in the interpretation and connection of information on the world wide web.
• The idea of regional specific content on main pages based on IP Address region would also seem to be useful to those who travel so as to enlighten them to the regional issues of import and to help them remain aware and respectful.
• There may be concerns with a more unique model that gives rise to concern about social engineering etc.
  • The Wikipedia organization has no doubt already encountered this issue and has working solutions in place to mitigate some larger issues, especially with regards to the amount of information being offered so freely.

Chezzwizz (talk) 14:18, 22 April 2023 (UTC)

What Was the Web Actually Intended to be?

So far as I can tell, the impressive span and depth of the Wikipedia platform is distinctly indicative of what was intended by the implementors of what the WWW was supposed to be. While it is difficult to navigate the deep philosophical and moral issues regarding information sharing and especially sensitive information sharing, the idea of collective knowledge and learning is one that is not new and which we have implemented since the printing press with encyclopedia.

Of course, it is somewhat confusing with regards to a universal freedom of speech and being blessed with this protected right is one that I try not to take for granted. That said, how can this platform be used to better inform and protect this human right IMHO, so that even the most oppressed societies can feel some relief in speaking with regards to culture and the sharing of knowledge without fear?

Monetization will forever be a battle in information, and the web does present an optimal platform for an almost "utopian" free market economy. This is however a dangerous proposition as much as any double edged sword can be, and as such platforms like the Wikipedia organization should not take for granted the concerns regarding donation to anonymous sources, information sourcing, and the selling of secrets both intra and external to ones country.

I personally see a great deal of value in what is being offered and would (if I were able) help to fund and propel the organization and it's goals. At the same time, I am concerned about the prospect of copyright infringement, and especially with regards to existing encyclopedias like World Book and Britannica and can only hope that there is some mitigating work going on to ensure that the overlapping reports are not infringing on traditional sources. I can't imagine that people working with the organization would even remotely balk at the contributions of traditional publishing mechanisms and even hope that there might be a peer reviewed and compensated variation published of Wikipedia with the amount of information present.

Wikipedia, as volatile as it has been judged, is still an important platform that children and adults alike use for jumping off points in research and information gathering. This has made Wikipedia a dependency within several cultures in a way that only literature can. I only hope that this great power and responsibility is carefully watched, regulated, and controlled now and into the future. Chezzwizz (talk) 14:30, 22 April 2023 (UTC)

Consumer Sourcing

With all the information that is present and sourced across Wikipedia, why has there not been a more prominent offering of consumer sourcing information?

While I can understand some apprehension regarding lines of company secrets, a consumer platform that allows me to gather information about brands and their processes, or at the very least the standardization of their manufacturing processes esp. regarding sustainability and international relations (i.e. raw material importing or company relationships etc.) so that as a consumer, I have the ability to better understand the impacts and implications, both politically and economically of what I consume.

Part of this is derived from a constant feeling of ignorance as I feel deprived of my own voice and the ability to research and understand reasoning and communications. This is worse for those who are in the realm of the dark web or forced into larger entrapment honey pots etc. so that they are deprived of the ability to make good risk assessments and to meet expectations related to "knowing what you are doing" when you use the web. How can the local or the international society at large hold an expectation of being informationally aware if all the information is tyrannically controlled to an unreasonable extent?

Maybe I'm starting to cross into a potential debate that overlaps with public education and the implications of funding such an education, especially in a globalization sense. Chezzwizz (talk) 14:37, 22 April 2023 (UTC)