User talk:RM395/Course/Week 02/Group1

What does the mission mean to you?
While on the surface it seems quite basic, "Imagine a world in which every single human being can freely share in the sum of all knowledge" is a very lofty mission. It is a very altruistic and ambitious goal. There are 7,000,000,000+ individuals on this planet and allowing them all ANY amount of information is incredible, but the sum of all knowledge being contained in any one place is utterly unfathomable. --Albrp (talk) 16:41, 14 January 2013 (UTC)

To what extent does Wikipedia meet or fall short of the goals implied in this statement?
The obvious is that Wikipedia cannot make all articles accessible in ALL languages, and that it cannot be accessed in all countries. Check out the Censorship of Wikipedia page for reference. Wikipedia cannot transcend barriers placed on it by nations who do not want knowledge freely available, so its missions statement may never be achieved.--Albrp (talk) 16:45, 14 January 2013 (UTC)

Would you change anything about the Vision?
I don't think I'd change anything. It would ruin the whole idea of Wikipedia. While I don't use it often, or like the site all that much, I do admire it's cause.--Jastout (talk) 16:49, 14 January 2013 (UTC)

Not ever user in addition has free access to social technology in third world countries and the exchange of ideas may seem to be very obsolete.

MISC discussion
Was 152.1.170.226 one of us who has added our usernames, or is it someone who has yet to log in? --Albrp (talk) 16:52, 14 January 2013 (UTC)
 * No idea--Jastout (talk) 16:53, 14 January 2013 (UTC)


 * What about this... We think that the idea of an encyclopedia that is free to all users is a good idea, but it seems unlikely that everyone, in every country, will have the ability to do so. While the idea is solid and the cause is respectable, it's not likely to come to fruition.--Jastout (talk) 16:57, 14 January 2013 (UTC)

Edits
Why where the titles to each section removed?--Youngpenn (talk) 17:04, 14 January 2013 (UTC)
 * Titles? Do you meaning the numbering in the response section? Not sure.--Jeflicki (talk) 17:06, 14 January 2013 (UTC)
 * The instructions said specifically NOT to do a mutually exclusive list, and that's exactly what it was. --MartellRedViper (talk) 17:07, 14 January 2013 (UTC)
 * Okay --Youngpenn (talk) 17:09, 14 January 2013 (UTC)