Title: Wikipedia Article Incubator Post by: mpkomara on December 10, 2010, 10:48:45 AM Let's make some minor edits and keep the bitcoin article up to date!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Article_Incubator/Bitcoin (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Article_Incubator/Bitcoin) Title: Re: Wikipedia Article Incubator Post by: davout on December 10, 2010, 11:16:37 AM Maybe someone should mention http://www.oneradionetwork.com/money%10finance_-_podcasts/the_economy/the_new_digital_money_-_bitcoin_with_bruce_wagner_-_12-02-10_201012021972/
Title: Re: Wikipedia Article Incubator Post by: genjix on December 11, 2010, 12:17:26 PM ok, I've been trying to fix up this Wikipedia article since the writing in most places is very bad. Here's some tips for other editors:
- Do not put sources in the middle of sentences. They go on the end otherwise it makes reading very difficult and breaks up the flow. - Paragraphs should not be too thick, nor too thin. Too thick = wall of text. Too thin = jumpy interrupted reading. - Therefore, however, also <- useless fluff. Unencyclopedic 'filler' words - Some organisations (who?), ... Some (who?)... After an amount of time (when?)... A number of traders (which?)... Be highly specific and exact with your wording. Better to list the exact traders or exact number; five traders do X. - "and use the Bitcoin software to trade bitcoin money" <-- I think it's clear that Bitcoin is software and that it's trades money which are called bitcoins. Better would be "and use Bitcoin to trade." - OH WOW ZOMG LOOK IT HAS ALL THESE FEaTURES. don't do that either. state facts. kk get cracking. Title: Re: Wikipedia Article Incubator Post by: Cdecker on December 11, 2010, 12:30:36 PM - "and use the Bitcoin software to trade bitcoin money" <-- I think it's clear that Bitcoin is software and that it's trades money which are called bitcoins. Better would be "and use Bitcoin to trade." Just a minor correction, the name Bitcoin (or bitcoin) is used threefold and should be clearly stated:
Title: Re: Wikipedia Article Incubator Post by: jgarzik on December 11, 2010, 06:52:52 PM Donated. The article looks a lot better than it used to; much less "bitcoin community self-promotion" which is good.
Title: Re: Wikipedia Article Incubator Post by: sirius on December 11, 2010, 07:17:06 PM Should the term "blockchain" be explained before it's used, or replaced with "transaction history"?
Title: Re: Wikipedia Article Incubator Post by: Stephen Gornick on December 11, 2010, 08:00:53 PM Do you write Euro or Euros?
Singular of course, it is just Bitcoin. But is the plural Bitcoin or Bitcoins? I will send you five Bitcoin. I will send you five Bitcoins. The total number of Bitcoins in circulation today is 4.85 million. The total number of Bitcoin in circulation today is 4.85 million. Title: Re: Wikipedia Article Incubator Post by: FatherMcGruder on December 11, 2010, 09:08:00 PM Do you write Euro or Euros? http://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=2200.msg28928#msg28928Singular of course, it is just Bitcoin. But is the plural Bitcoin or Bitcoins? I will send you five Bitcoin. I will send you five Bitcoins. The total number of Bitcoins in circulation today is 4.85 million. The total number of Bitcoin in circulation today is 4.85 million. There's a difference between Bitcoin and bitcoin. Title: Re: Wikipedia Article Incubator Post by: S3052 on December 11, 2010, 09:50:14 PM http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Article_Incubator/Bitcoin great work. Send you some coins.Did lots of work this morning. Check it out. I used Bitcoin to refer to the software. Bitcoin protocol for the protocol. And bitcoin for the currency. btw- Consider donating if you like my work ;) 13RKsVhxwebS1QoXxqNWmVpeo6iqv7v1cq It's hard for us Europeans to get bitcoins... might motivate to work more on that article if I get some donations going ;) Compare with earlier article: http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Article_Incubator/Bitcoin&oldid=401594747 By the way, if you want to buy bitcoins via Euros, you can do it on MtGox (see add funds right on the bottom of the page) Title: Re: Wikipedia Article Incubator Post by: kiba on December 11, 2010, 09:54:52 PM By the way, if you want to buy bitcoins via Euros, you can do it on MtGox (see add funds right on the bottom of the page) Which then get converted into USD? Title: Re: Wikipedia Article Incubator Post by: Waterfox on December 12, 2010, 02:38:47 PM I am a Wikipedian myself, so I'll try to help a bit with this.
One thing that you need to understand: notability (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Notability) is established by significant coverage of the subject in reliable (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Reliable_sources) secondary (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:No_original_research#Primary.2C_secondary_and_tertiary_sources) sources, per the general notablity guideline (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Notability#General_notability_guideline). The article's content is OK in general, so you'll have to focus on proving its notability. Title: Re: Wikipedia Article Incubator Post by: S3052 on December 12, 2010, 03:32:05 PM By the way, if you want to buy bitcoins via Euros, you can do it on MtGox (see add funds right on the bottom of the page) Which then get converted into USD? Title: Re: Wikipedia Article Incubator Post by: Anonymous on December 12, 2010, 10:41:26 PM I am a Wikipedian myself, so I'll try to help a bit with this. One thing that you need to understand: notability (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Notability) is established by significant coverage of the subject in reliable (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Reliable_sources) secondary (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:No_original_research#Primary.2C_secondary_and_tertiary_sources) sources, per the general notablity guideline (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Notability#General_notability_guideline). The article's content is OK in general, so you'll have to focus on proving its notability. PCWorld isnt notable enough? Title: Re: Wikipedia Article Incubator Post by: davout on December 12, 2010, 10:51:23 PM French version of the article hasn't been removed and seems to have less sources
Title: Re: Wikipedia Article Incubator Post by: kiba on December 12, 2010, 10:55:04 PM French version of the article hasn't been removed and seems to have less sources Each wikipedia language community develop their own rules. Title: Re: Wikipedia Article Incubator Post by: grondilu on December 12, 2010, 10:59:15 PM French version of the article hasn't been removed and seems to have less sources Tell me about it ! Maybe it just passed below their radar... PS. check out the history of the page and see who is the main author ;) Title: Re: Wikipedia Article Incubator Post by: genjix on December 13, 2010, 12:26:01 AM By the way, if you want to buy bitcoins via Euros, you can do it on MtGox (see add funds right on the bottom of the page) Sadly I use GBP and eCardOne charges 8%, Liberty Reserve charges 2% and mtgox charges 1% = 11% lost. BTW Thanks so much for the donations! Very nice surprise to have gotten :) Title: Re: Wikipedia Article Incubator Post by: kiba on December 13, 2010, 12:29:46 AM Please link to page so we know what you're talking about.
Title: Re: Wikipedia Article Incubator Post by: grondilu on December 13, 2010, 01:23:55 AM Guys we just passed reinclusion into Wikipedia!! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Article_Incubator/Bitcoin It should be reinstated soonish! Indeed I see only "Pass" for each assessment. However, I guess only an administrator can put the page back. I guess they won't hurry. Title: Re: Wikipedia Article Incubator Post by: ShadowOfHarbringer on December 13, 2010, 02:10:41 AM We have a heavy media coverage. We're on slashdot, again.
http://yro.slashdot.org/story/10/12/12/0647203/WikiLeaks-Money-and-Ron-Paul. This should be more than enough for inclusion. Title: Re: Wikipedia Article Incubator Post by: kiba on December 13, 2010, 02:19:37 AM Don't forget Hacker News!
http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1998144 Title: Re: Wikipedia Article Incubator Post by: Anonymous on December 13, 2010, 04:28:06 AM I am a Wikipedian myself, so I'll try to help a bit with this. One thing that you need to understand: notability (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Notability) is established by significant coverage of the subject in reliable (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Reliable_sources) secondary (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:No_original_research#Primary.2C_secondary_and_tertiary_sources) sources, per the general notablity guideline (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Notability#General_notability_guideline). The article's content is OK in general, so you'll have to focus on proving its notability. If you check my history you'll see I too contribute a lot to Wikipedia. I'm sure this article passes notability guidelines but the person who deleted it was just a dick. The consensus was overwhelming not to delete... But he still did. And he set it so that the article can't be recreated... WTF? And he's deleted 300 of articles but only created 1. That guy does not deserve admin rights. I looked him up. he knows a lot about icebergs. That is all. Title: Re: Wikipedia Article Incubator Post by: Anonymous on December 13, 2010, 04:33:48 AM We have a heavy media coverage. We're on slashdot, again. http://yro.slashdot.org/story/10/12/12/0647203/WikiLeaks-Money-and-Ron-Paul. This should be more than enough for inclusion. On a side note https://xipwire.com/ (https://xipwire.com/) was mentioned in the same article. They setup a wikileaks donation page. That took some gumption if you ask me so wouldnt they be worth approaching as a possible bitcoin exchanger? |