User:Zanimum/Call for Help

Yes, I went "yeah" 16 times in the interview. Going to have to cut that out...

SHOW INTRO
>>Leo: (Tearfully) PLEASE, PLEASE! WE ALSO HAVE OUR GREAT SECURITY EXPERT, STEVE GIBSON, CREATOR OF SPINRITE AND SHIELDS UP. HE'S HERE TO TALK ABOUT DISTRIBUTED DENIAL-OF-SERVICE ATTACKS. YOU KNOW, WE DID A PODCAST ABOUT THAT A FEW MONTHS AGO, AND I THINK MY SITE WAS DOWN FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS AFTER THAT, AND I WAS THINKING, "IS THIS PEOPLE ATTACKING MY SITE?" I DON'T KNOW. ALSO, IF YOU'VE EVER HEARD OF WIKIPEDIA...

>>Amber: YES, I LOVE IT.

>>Leo: I LOVE IT! IT'S GETTING BETTER ALL THE TIME.

>>Amber: IT'S SO GOOD.

>>Leo: WE HAVE ONE OF THE, I THINK A GUY WHO'S CONTRIBUTED MORE ARTICLES THAN ALMOST ANYBODY ELSE. HE'S CONTRIBUTED OVER 10,000 ARTICLES TO WIKIPEDIA, NICK MOREAU. HE'S GONNA TALK ABOUT THESE NEW ONLINE REFERENCE TOOLS AND WIKIPEDIA, WHICH IS A USER-WRITTEN ENCYCLOPEDIA THAT'S TURNED OUT TO BE AS GOOD AS ANYTHING OUT THERE.

>>Amber: IT'S AWESOME.

>>Leo: IT REALLY IS A NEAT EXPERIMENT AND KIND OF COMMUNITY.

>>Amber: YOU'RE IN WIKIPEDIA.

>>Leo: I AM! I HAVE AN ENTRY. DO YOU HAVE AN ENTRY IN WIKIPEDIA?

>>Amber: I THINK I MIGHT. (Giggling)

>>Leo: I'LL HAVE TO LOOK YOURS UP.

>>Amber: THAT'S OKAY.

>>Leo: EVERYTHING'S IN WIKIPEDIA!

>>Amber: I KNOW, I KNOW.

>>Leo: IT'S AN AMAZING TOOL.

>>Amber: I KNOW. IT'S AMAZING HOW FAST IT GETS UPDATED.

>>Leo: YEAH.

>>Amber: IT'S PRETTY IMPRESSIVE.

>>Leo: AND, YOU KNOW, I CAN ONLY USE MYSELF AS AN EXAMPLE OF INACCURACY, BECAUSE I KNOW EVERYTHING THAT WOULD BE IN THE ARTICLE, AND IT WAS EXACTLY ACCURATE. THERE WAS ONE LITTLE ERROR WHICH I CORRECTED.

>>Amber: YEAH.

>>Leo: BUT THERE'S STUFF IN THERE, I MEAN I DON'T KNOW WHERE THEY GOT IT, BUT IT'S VERY ACCURATE.

>>Amber: SAME THING FOR ME AS WELL. IT'S PRETTY ACCURATE.

>>Leo: I LOOKED UP THIS WEEK IN TECH, OUR PODCAST. THERE'S ALREADY A BIG ARTICLE ABOUT THAT, AND THEY KNOW STUFF I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW!

>>Amber: YEAH, COMMAND N'S IN THERE, TOO, SAME THING. IT'S GREAT.

>>Leo: OUR FANS ARE KEEPING WIKIPEDIA UP TO DATE. (Quiet guitar music)

Later
>>Leo: COMING UP NEXT, WE'RE GONNA GET WIGGY WITH WIKIPEDIA.

After commercial
>>Leo: IT'S ONLINE, IT'S COLLABORATIVE, IT'S INFORMATIVE. PERSONALLY, IT'S MY FAVOURITE ONLINE INFORMATION RESOURCE. WE'LL FIND OUT MORE ABOUT IT AND OTHER ONLINE INFORMATION RESOURCES WHEN WE CONTINUE. BUT BEFORE WE LEAVE YOU ALL ALONE DURING OUR COMMERCIALS, LET'S REMIND YOU OF OUR NEXXTECH QUIZ OF THE DAY. WHAT WAS THE FIRST MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL STADIUM TO OFFER WIRELESS NETWORKING, WI-FI? WAS IT SHEA, S.B.C., FENWAY... OR MacARTHUR PARK? GO TO THE WEBSITE AND GIVE US THE ANSWER. WE'LL TALK ABOUT IT WHEN CALL FOR HELP CONTINUES. (Lively pop music)

>>Leo: WELCOME BACK TO CALL FOR HELP. BEFORE THE BREAK, WE ASKED YOU WHAT THE FIRST MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL STADIUM WAS TO OFFER WI-FI. IT'S MY HOME STADIUM, I BELIEVE, S.B.C. PARK. YEP. A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO THEY STARTED OFFERING WI-FI. IT WAS FREE FOR THE FIRST YEAR, AND THEN THEY STARTED CHARGING YOU. (Grumbling)

>>Leo: AS WE ALL KNOW, WITH THE INTRODUCTION OF THE CD-ROM AND THE INTERNET, ENCYCLOPEDIAS AND OTHER REFERENCE TOOLS HAVE HAD TO ADAPT. IT'S BEEN TOUGH TO SELL A 21-VOLUME $2,000 ENCYCLOPEDIA WHEN YOU CAN FIND IT ALL ONLINE. THE WIKIPEDIA PROJECT IS ABOUT FIVE YEARS OLD. IT WAS ORIGINALLY DESIGNED TO LET ITS USERS WRITE ITS ARTICLES, AND NOW, OVER HALF A MILLION ARTICLES LATER, I THINK IT'S ONE OF THE BEST ONLINE REFERENCE WORKS EVER. AND HERE TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT IT, A MAN WHO'S EDITED MORE THAN 10,000 ARTICLES ON WIKIPEDIA, NICK MOREAU. NICK, IT'S GOOD TO MEET YOU.

>>Nick: HI, GOOD TO MEET YOU.

>>Leo: NOW, ARE YOU OFFICIALLY AFFILIATED WITH WIKIPEDIA? DO YOU WORK FOR 'EM?

>>Nick: NO.

>>Leo: YOU JUST DO THIS OUT OF THE GOODNESS OF YOUR HEART?

>>Nick: YEAH... A COUPLE THOUSAND PEOPLE LIKE ME JUST OUT OF THE GOODNESS OF OUR HEART JUST EDIT EVERY ARTICLE WE FEEL LIKE, SO --

>>Leo: AND THAT'S WHAT MAKES IT SO GREAT!

>>Nick: YEAH.

>>Leo: HALF A MILLION ARTICLES ON THERE NOW.

>>Nick: YEAH. IT'S ABOUT 100,000 MORE ARTICLES THAN BRITANNICA IN JUST LESS THAN FIVE YEARS.

>>Leo: NOW, HERE'S A COUPLE OF COMPLAINTS, AND I'M JUST GONNA FIRE THEM AT YOU. I'M SURE YOU'VE HEARD ALL OF THEM --

>>Nick: OH, YEAH.

>>Leo: -- THAT PEOPLE HAVE WHEN THEY HEAR ABOUT THE IDEA OF A USER-WRITTEN. WOULDN'T AN EXPERT DO A BETTER JOB WRITING AN ARTICLE IN AN ENCYCLOPEDIA?

>>Nick: CHANCES ARE THEY WOULD, BUT COMBINED KNOWLEDGE OF JUST EVERYBODY, LAY PEOPLE, THAT BUILDS UP, AND EVENTUALLY IT PIRANHA, JUST, EFFECT, AS THEY CALL IT ON THE FRENCH WIKIPEDIA. BAD ARTICLE GETS EATEN UP BY A BETTER ARTICLE AND CONTINUOUSLY JUST ROLLS FROM THERE.

>>Leo: AND WHILE IT DOESN'T MAYBE SEEM INTUITIVE, IN FACT, IT ACTUALLY DOES WORK. THE CONTENT IN THE ARTICLES IS ALMOST ALWAYS REALLY RIGHT ON. HOW DO YOU SOLVE THE PROBLEM WITH ERRORS, THOUGH, MISTAKES, INTENTIONAL OR UNINTENTIONAL?

>>Nick: WELL, IF IT'S AN INTENTIONAL MISTAKE, PEOPLE HAVE WATCH LISTS, SO I HAVE -- ANY ARTICLE THAT I EDIT GOES ONTO MY WATCH LIST.

>>Leo: SO YOU'LL SEE IF SOMEBODY'S CHANGED IT.

>>Nick: YEAH. AND SO I CAN GO INTO THE HISTORY, COMPARE THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE PREVIOUS ARTICLE VERSION AND THE CURRENT ONE AND CHECK OUT --

>>Leo: IT'S EASY TO FIX.

>>Nick: YEAH. EVERY VERSION OF THE ARTICLE IS PERMANENTLY SAVED FROM DAY ONE.

>>Leo: SO YOU CAN ALWAYS GO BACK TO AN EARLIER VERSION IF SOMEBODY --

>>Nick: YEAH.

>>Leo: AND THAT DOES HAPPEN SOMETIMES. THERE IS VANDALISM, ISN'T THERE?

>>Nick: OH, YEAH. THERE'S TONS OF VANDALISM, "TROLLS," AS THEY'RE CALLED ON THE INTERNET, TRYING TO LIKE PUT A BIAS IN OR SOMETHING. I HAVE THE POWER TO, AFTER WARNING PEOPLE TO STOP FOOLING AROUND, I CAN ACTUALLY EVEN BAN THEIR I.P. OR THEIR USER NAME AND THAT SORT OF STUFF, BUT EVEN WITHOUT THAT, IT SELF-POLICES ITSELF.

>>Leo: I HAVE TO SAY, I MEAN I USE WIKIPEDIA ALL THE TIME, AND I VERY RARELY SEE THE EVIDENCE OF VANDALISM. IT'S PRETTY CLEAN.

>>Nick: YEAH.

>>Leo: IT'S AMAZING.

>>Nick: THERE'S 500 MAIN ADMINISTRATORS LIKE ME THAT GO AROUND, LOOKING FOR TROUBLE.

>>Leo: RIGHT.

>>Nick: BUT EVEN JUST RANDOM ANONYMOUS USERS CAN JUST FIX IT UP.

>>Leo: WOW. I JUST THINK IT'S KIND OF HEARTWARMING TO KNOW THAT THAT CAN HAPPEN.

>>Nick: YEAH.

>>Leo: PEOPLE CAN GIVE ALTRUISTICALLY AND WRITE THIS THING, AND YOU CAN CREATE SUCH A GREAT RESOURCE.

>>Nick: IT'S AMAZING HOW GRASSROOTS IT IS. THERE'S ONLY ONE EMPLOYEE. HE DEVELOPS THE SOFTWARE FOR THE THING AND KEEPS THE SERVERS UP, BUT OTHERWISE, EVEN THE FOUNDER OF THE ENCYCLOPEDIA HIMSELF, JIMMY WALES, EVEN HE DOESN'T GET PAID BY THE PROJECT.

>>Leo: THAT'S AMAZING. BY THE WAY, THAT SOFTWARE IS FREELY AVAILABLE. IT'S OPEN SOURCE AND YOU CAN DOWNLOAD IT. I'VE, IN FACT, INSTALLED IT ON MY SERVERS AND USE IT. IT'S CALLED MEDIAWIKI.

>>Nick: YEAH.

>>Leo: IT'S ONE OF MANY. THERE ARE A LOT OF DIFFERENT WIKI PROGRAMS. WE USE A WIKI PROGRAM HERE AT CALL FOR HELP TO PRODUCE THE SHOW. IT'S A GREAT WAY TO COLLABORATE. A LOT OF BUSINESSES ARE USING WIKIS NOW. BUT WIKIPEDIA REALLY STILL STANDS AS THE SHINING EXAMPLE OF WHAT A WIKI CAN BE. DO YOU KNOW OF EXPERTS THAT USE WIKIPEDIA?

>>Nick: WELL, ACTUALLY, EBERT FROM EBERT AND ROEPER, HE ACTUALLY, ALONG WITH CONTRIBUTING SOME OF HIS OWN PHOTOS FROM THE OPENINGS OF MOVIES, HE'S ACTUALLY USED IT IN HIS REVIEWS, SO --

>>Leo: THAT'S AMAZING. I USE IT.

>>Nick: ALL KINDS OF STUFF.

>>Leo: WELL, THROW ME IN THERE, TOO, BECAUSE I USE IT ALL THE TIME FOR RESEARCH.

>>Leo: THE FRONT PAGE IS NEAT BECAUSE IT'S ALSO GOT NEWS. IN FACT, THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS WIKIPEDIA'S BRANCHED OUT INTO NOW IS, IN EFFECT, DAILY NEWS.

>>Nick: YEAH.

>>Leo: AND WITH THE RECENT DISASTERS THAT WE'VE SUFFERED IN PAKISTAN AND IN NEW ORLEANS, IT TURNED OUT WIKIPEDIA WAS A VERY GOOD PLACE TO GO TO GET THE LATEST NEWS, NOT WHAT YOU'D THINK.

>>Nick: YEAH.

>>Nick: FOR STARTERS, WE DO ALSO HAVE WIKI NEWS FOR ACTUAL NEWS ARTICLES.

>>Leo: RIGHT.

>>Nick: BUT WITHIN THE ENCYCLOPEDIA ITSELF, THE 911 DISASTERS WAS ACTUALLY WHAT BROUGHT WIKIPEDIA TO FAME. WE ROSE INSTANTLY IN THE GOOGLE RATINGS. PEOPLE DISCOVERED US FOR OUR CURRENCY AND ACCURACY.

>>Leo: AND ONE OF THE THINGS I LIKE ABOUT WIKIPEDIA IS WHEN YOU GO TO A CONTROVERSIAL SUBJECT LIKE ISRAEL-PALESTINE, YOU'LL SEE BOTH SIDES OF IT, BECAUSE BOTH SIDES HAVE A VESTED INTEREST IN MAKING SURE THAT IT'S FAIRLY AND ACCURATELY REPRESENTED ON THE WIKIPEDIA.

>>Leo: IT TURNS OUT TO BE A VERY GOOD PLACE FOR PEOPLE TO GO TO FIND OUT WHAT BOTH SIDES OF A STORY ARE.

>>Nick: YEAH.

>>Leo: AND YET IF YOU'RE USING IT FOR SCHOOL RESEARCH, YOU PROBABLY SHOULD VET EVERYTHING, BECAUSE SOMETIMES INACCURACIES DO CREEP IN.

>>Nick: YEAH. WE'RE EVENTUALLY GETTING MORE REFERENCES IN THE ACTUAL THING, SO YOU CAN ACTUALLY CHECK US TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE --

>>Leo: RIGHT.

>>Nick: -- ON TOP OF THINGS.

>>Leo: YOU'RE DOING A GREAT JOB.

>>Nick: THANKS.

>>Leo: ON BEHALF OF EVERYBODY WHO USES WIKIPEDIA, I WANT TO THANK YOU, NICK, AND ALL THE VOLUNTEERS WHO KEEP IT UP AND MAKE IT SUCH A GREAT RESOURCE. (Theme plays: Funky pop music)

>>Leo: wikipedia.org.

>>Nick: YEP.

>>Leo: IT'S OPEN SOURCE, IT'S FREE, IT'S AVAILABLE, AND IT'S RIGHT THERE FOR EVERYBODY TO USE.

>>Leo: NICK MOREAU'S WORKED FOR WIKIPEDIA SINCE 2002, AND AS I SAID, HE'S EDITED MORE THAN 10,000 ARTICLES. HOW MANY ARE ON YOUR WATCH LIST?

>>Nick: OH, 3,000 OR SO.

>>Leo: GEEZ! IF YOU WANT TO KNOW MORE ABOUT IT, HEAD TO wikipedia.org OR CLICK THE SHOW NOTES AT callforhelptv.com FOR MORE DETAILS ABOUT HOW WIKIPEDIA STARTED AND HOW IT'S CHANGING FOR THE BETTER. LOTS OF DIFFERENT LANGUAGES, TOO, ABOUT 20 DIFFERENT LANGUAGES?

>>Nick: 30 ACTUALLY.

>>Leo: 30? THAT'S REALLY NEAT. NOW, LET'S CHANGE GEARS AND GIVE YOU ONE MORE CHANCE TO TAKE OUR QUIZ -- OH, WE ALREADY DID THE QUIZ! I CAN'T GIVE YOU THE QUIZ QUESTION! YOU KNOW THE ANSWER! WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK WITH A FINAL WORD RIGHT AFTER THIS.

>>Leo: WELCOME BACK TO CALL FOR HELP. I LOVE WIKIS. I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT IS ABOUT 'EM, BUT THERE'S SOMETHING NEAT ABOUT THEM.

>>Amber: IT'S VERY COLLABORATIVE.

>>Amber: THAT'S THE NICE PART ABOUT IT.

>>Leo: WE USE IT ON THE SHOW BECAUSE I'M IN THE STATES WHEN WE'RE PRODUCING AND YOU'RE IN CANADA, AND IT REALLY WORKS GREAT.

>>Amber: IT WORKS GREAT. I LOVE THE WIKI. A GREAT SEARCH ON THE WIKI, TOO.

>>Leo: GOT TO LOVE THE WIKI!

>>Amber: (Giggling)

>>Leo: IF YOU WANT TO VISIT OUR WEBSITE, IT'S NOT A WIKI, BUT YOU KNOW, WE DO APPRECIATE YOUR VISIT, callforhelptv.com. CLICK THAT LINK THERE TO ASK A QUESTION, AND WE'D LOVE TO GET YOU ON THE SHOW. REMEMBER, IF YOU'VE GOT A PROBLEM WITH YOUR PERSONAL CONFUSER...

>>Amber: DON'T WHINE.

>>Leo: DON'T MOAN.

>>Amber: DON'T YELP.

>>Both: JUST CALL FOR HELP!

>>Leo: WE'LL SEE YOU LATER. BYE-BYE. (Fast rock music) (Indiscernible conversation)