New site: www.watchtowerwiki.org

by nicolaou 21 Replies latest watchtower beliefs

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  nicolaou

  Many here will be familiar with wikipedia.org. I took the same software and installed it at www.watchtowerwiki.org

  For those who are unfamiliar with wiki's the idea is very simple, anyone can add or edit any content at the site. In this way a large amount of information can be built up quite quickly all subject to peer review. Clearly the concept is open to abuse from those who prefer their own version of 'the Truth' but I do have checks and balances against this.

  I know that we can all get into our routines of only visiting the same sites over and over again so do we really need another one? Well if it keeps the Watchtower Society on their toes and gives them one more 'front' to defend then I say 'go for it'!

  If you have any articles or research on your hard drive that you are willing to share you can now just 'cut & paste' them into the wiki. WatchowerWiki is not a forum, it's a repository for information, essays, articles and research freely accessible to all.

  Any questions? Just ask.

  Nic'
  www.watchtowerwiki.org
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  GermanXJW

  Good idea, but watch out: there are some JW on the web who delete all negative stuff about JW.
  
  
  Concerning the German Wikipedia there are even press articles that mention the entry "Jehovah's Witnesses" as an example that there are topics where there can no agreement be found.
  
  http://www.heise.de/tp/r4/artikel/17/17817/1.html
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  jgnat

  I made a few contributions, I hope you don't mind. An empty encyclopaedia is just, just. wrong.
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  Jourles

  Oh man. I can see this being a very popular site once the word gets around. Everyone needs to make sure that only factual info gets listed though. Nothing emotional.
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  Simon

  Nice work
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  nicolaou

  watch out: there are some JW on the web who delete all negative stuff about JW.

  You're right German but I can lock completed pages (somewhat against the nature of a wiki) and, more importantly, ban users according to IP address. It'll always be a battle but I think the odds are heavily in our favour. Jgnat, thanks for the contributions, I've got tons of my own to start adding and I'd also echo Jourles' advice; "Everyone needs to make sure that only factual info gets listed. Nothing emotional."

  Oh and if anyone can give me a more professional logo I'd appreciate it. Max size 148 x 148 pixels and 20KB. Most formats are ok - nothing animated though.

  Nic'
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  stevenyc

  Good idea, Nic. Thanks

  steve
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  observador

  Overall, this is a very good idea.
  
  "You can create your own blog or home page"
  
  I didn't see the Blog section there... I've been thinking of creating my own for some time now.
  When the feature is available, would Portuguese be ok?
  
  Observador
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  Leolaia

  Might this be a place that can present info from the Quotes site? I could imagine wiki pages that are identical to the topic pages on Quotes but unlike Quotes simply summarize what the articles say (with limited quotes), and have hyperlinks back to Quotes for references (along with the original publication references). That way, the info is still there and as long as the Quotes site is still around, the references would work. And if Quotes is shut down, your site is untouchable legally because it was not doing exactly what Quotes was doing. Ideas?
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  BrendaCloutier

  Goodonya Nic!