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by wpietri 138 days ago
As a former Wikipedia admin, I think the best way to think of it as a massive text-focused battle MMORPG that happens to produce an encyclopedia as a side effect.
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zozbot234 138 days ago
Yep, the encyclopedia is the not-so-wasteful "proof of work" part of the MMORPG. It's a game, but you grind it by working on generally useful stuff.
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unixhero 138 days ago
Haha and with battles in the form of massive flame wars?
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