From: bernie Date: Sat, 21 Nov 2009 16:47:41 +0000 (-0500) Subject: Edit page about X-Git-Url: https://codewiz.org/gitweb?p=wiki.git;a=commitdiff_plain;h=6b2c1f45bbdcb9c82bfc650462656052ba2876b3 Edit page about --- diff --git a/about b/about index ab156d1..69753df 100644 --- a/about +++ b/about @@ -23,11 +23,13 @@ online identity to services whose conditions are established and changed unilate The [[http://opendefinition.org/ | definition of open knowledge]] is still a subject of discussion. At this time, I tend to boycot those online web services that make it intentionally hard bulk access to data created collaboratively by their users. -Examples of badly behaving sites are [[http://www.imdb.com | IMDB]] and -[[http://flickr.com | Flickr]]. +Examples of such badly behaving sites are [[http://www.imdb.com | IMDB]] and +[[http://flickr.com | Flickr]]: both have been created by us, but try downloading +substantial portions of their data, if you can. My current personal policy is to use these services in read-only mode, without -helping them collect even more information. +helping them collect even more information. The Wikipedia, on the other hand, +provides an interface to dump the entire database, including the history of edits. Call me a fundamentalist for going through these hoops, but I believe I'm acting in my best personal interest. I //do// care about my meta-self, and you?