It was necessary to do so. Yes, Wiki has an awful lot going for it and yes it can get much better for all in coming days, months and years.
But, it like all of us as individuals has a long way to go, like you and me, it needs others to help ensure growth in our lives. Interaction is a part of life we need to grow and without interaction from those around us, be they younger or older, naive or not.
Once upon a time, we did not know what was going on in the next village, if we did it was due to another person, who basically decided what we should and should not know. - A form of protection, linked heavily to our primitive past.
Later this awareness knowledge grew and grew, protective tuition grew more as well, but is far more constructive now and better aimed at the good of all.
As the Global village grew due to the Internet, Air Travel, Telecommunications and Other problems that emerged. An interesting effect occurred in all our lives - We are evolving backwards! - Anonymity is re-emerging, people can say what they like and hide behind a silicon chip, knowing they do not have to back up their words. These people are fine, just slow in growing, scared of what the future holds and not in anyway in the wrong.
Stop and listen to them, they make a lot of sense if you care to see it. Wiki's efforts to do so is excellent, but due to being helped by the people it wants to help is holding usall back.
An historic picture fits nicely here: During the last World War, the Atlantic convoys had a lot of opposition from the Elements as well as the Enemy. The biggest disadvantage was the fact that they could only sail in convoy at the speed of the slowest ship. Needless to say, a safe but battered arrival at the port of destination did happen. Today we have a different form of convoy. Those who know, those who help, those who hang on and those who are slowly learning. We are all evolving in knowledge and experience at the speed of the slowest learners,
Obvious barriers in Wiki emerged and I decided to test them out. I like they am aware of a veritable mountain of knowledge that is untapped - But, the village attitude is still here today a point made by myself to them - Namely deciding what we know and what we are allowed to know, A sizeable part of this mountain of knowledge is hidden by their own search engines and the poor awareness training protocols of the volunteer editors etc.
Wiki and others can help us all grow and evolve, just as we can help Wiki and others grow, but only at the speed of the slowest learner. Too fast we will crash and burn, too slow we will continue to evolve backwards, possibly out evolved by the ant population!
I do not put all the answers here, impossible to do so, I am not filling in all the observed details, that is not for me to do, supply all to all and you will not learn anything, supply enough to cause further questions, then progress is assured, every answer we will ever need is already in our heads. The right question or clue will open a friendly can of worms for further examination.
A, B, Catch you later dear reader!
(Scamp keeps running to the phone, maybe he will out evolve us? I feel a blog coming on :-)
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