Hunting The Muse

Museworld Wiki

I'd like to announce my new wiki. A wiki is a collection of web pages that anyone can edit right through their web browser. Yes, that means you. Go over there and try it - all changes are saved, so if you screw something up, I can fix it right back up again.

I'll be using it for more static documents that I will want to revise often, and also to invite participation on any collaborative efforts.

I've also started working with a concept I call "social proofs". There's a lack of education out there on civic matters, with many people holding incorrect assumptions on how things work in America. This leads people to hold faulty conclusions. The social proof is a way to present arguments that are well thought-out but concise - if someone disagrees with the conclusion, the can drill down into the argument to research the premises. Finally, if they believe a premise is faulty, they can include their reasoning and declare the proof faulty. Others can then participate in hashing out the premises and modifying the proof.

I've got the beginning of a Proof that seeks to prove that Nader cannot win the presidency. Once I feel that one is sturdy enough, I will be using it to allege that his run is damaging to our democracy. There are plenty of other possibilities for proofs, and anyone can start a new one if they want.

The link to the Proof section is off of the main page of the wiki.

Posted by Curt at February 23, 2004 10:08 PM