Friday, September 01, 2006
Miliband trips over his wiki
David Miliband is very keen on new technology. He has a blog, which is best read at 2am after a couple of bottles of wine. He has also launched a new initiative, an environmental contract based on a wiki, which anybody can edit - the ultimate consultation.
This is quite radical stuff for government. The danger is of course that it might be abused and lose structure. Rather inevitably that is exactly what has happened. The site has now been locked down and cannot be edited. This is the current officially sanctioned version and this is the state that it got into after numerous mischievous amendments.
Some might say that DEFRA's own fault for taking the internet so seriously, others may say that it was a brave and worthy attempt to engage with the electorate.
Hat Tip to Harry's Place.
This is quite radical stuff for government. The danger is of course that it might be abused and lose structure. Rather inevitably that is exactly what has happened. The site has now been locked down and cannot be edited. This is the current officially sanctioned version and this is the state that it got into after numerous mischievous amendments.
Some might say that DEFRA's own fault for taking the internet so seriously, others may say that it was a brave and worthy attempt to engage with the electorate.
Hat Tip to Harry's Place.
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The big problem was that it allowed unregistered edits. Wikis that require you to log in can be very useful, but Wikis that allow completely unmoderated edits can always be problematic, as Wikipedia has shown.
Yes, 'pedia has become a very valuable resource, but that's after a lot of problems and a whole culture has been ironed out. If you can only edit with an account, then at least you may try to be constructive. Ah well.
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Yes, 'pedia has become a very valuable resource, but that's after a lot of problems and a whole culture has been ironed out. If you can only edit with an account, then at least you may try to be constructive. Ah well.
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