Comments on: Wikivoyage http://guaka.org/2007/09/03/wikivoyage/ coding, free, intercultural, hitchhiking, open, transparent, traveling, trust, wiki Tue, 06 Jan 2009 06:30:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: Anu http://guaka.org/2007/09/03/wikivoyage/#comment-14 Anu Wed, 26 Sep 2007 19:23:50 +0000 http://guaka.org/2007/09/03/wikivoyage/#comment-14 Hmm, considering current state of affairs in both WikiTravel and CouchSurfing - maybe they should partner up to provide free (as in Burning Man) platform for all things travel? ;) Playing the devil's advocate a bit, but there were some rumors of Internet Brands having shown interest in acquiring CouchSurfing already when the future of CouchSurfing was hanging by a thread; it's only matter of Casey holding onto his personal promises made to people, including me personally not too long ago, if this will eventually happen. Not claiming it will, but it's a possibility most certainly in the interest of Internet Brands. Hmm, considering current state of affairs in both WikiTravel and CouchSurfing - maybe they should partner up to provide free (as in Burning Man) platform for all things travel? ;)

Playing the devil’s advocate a bit, but there were some rumors of Internet Brands having shown interest in acquiring CouchSurfing already when the future of CouchSurfing was hanging by a thread; it’s only matter of Casey holding onto his personal promises made to people, including me personally not too long ago, if this will eventually happen. Not claiming it will, but it’s a possibility most certainly in the interest of Internet Brands.

]]> By: guaka http://guaka.org/2007/09/03/wikivoyage/#comment-5 guaka Sat, 08 Sep 2007 16:43:58 +0000 http://guaka.org/2007/09/03/wikivoyage/#comment-5 I first <a href="http://wikitravel.org/en/Wikitravel_talk:Offline_Reader_Expedition#Dump_available_.3F" rel="nofollow">requested a dump in 2004</a>. I have been personally in touch with Evan about this issue. So after 3 years of waiting, I don't really feel like requesting through IB's process. I would just like to see an automized process to provide weekly database dumps, available for everyone (just like it's done on Wikipedia, Wikia, or <a href='http://hitchwiki.org' rel="nofollow">Hitchwiki</a>). Apart from that, I don't have any specific issues with IB, but I also haven't really investigated the company. I had some doubts about the way some things work within Wikitravel, but I also experienced positive change due to some simple action (i.e. starting versions in other languages). I do, out of sheer principle, have more sympathy for and trust in a non-profit organization though. (In the US, that means one with irrevocable dedication to charity in its bylaws, like the Wikimedia Foundation.) cheers, Kasper I first requested a dump in 2004. I have been personally in touch with Evan about this issue. So after 3 years of waiting, I don’t really feel like requesting through IB’s process. I would just like to see an automized process to provide weekly database dumps, available for everyone (just like it’s done on Wikipedia, Wikia, or Hitchwiki).

Apart from that, I don’t have any specific issues with IB, but I also haven’t really investigated the company. I had some doubts about the way some things work within Wikitravel, but I also experienced positive change due to some simple action (i.e. starting versions in other languages).

I do, out of sheer principle, have more sympathy for and trust in a non-profit organization though. (In the US, that means one with irrevocable dedication to charity in its bylaws, like the Wikimedia Foundation.)

cheers,
Kasper

]]> By: Jani Patokallio http://guaka.org/2007/09/03/wikivoyage/#comment-4 Jani Patokallio Sat, 08 Sep 2007 16:27:39 +0000 http://guaka.org/2007/09/03/wikivoyage/#comment-4 Out of curiosity, are the database dumps the only thing driving you to Wikivoyage, or do you have other problems with IB? Have you actually tried requesting an XML dump through IB's process? My opinion is that Wikivoyage is good to have as a backup, but so far IB has been doing a pretty good job, so I don't see a need to fork. Cheers, -j. (and please feel free to email) Out of curiosity, are the database dumps the only thing driving you to Wikivoyage, or do you have other problems with IB? Have you actually tried requesting an XML dump through IB’s process?

My opinion is that Wikivoyage is good to have as a backup, but so far IB has been doing a pretty good job, so I don’t see a need to fork.

Cheers,
-j. (and please feel free to email)

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