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December 15, 2006 at 9:21 pm #7519
Stumpfoot
ParticipantThe Gunsandall wiki generates a lot of links. But you're right, Wikipedia has the monopoly. Perhaps then a History Vocabulary database where college students would come to get definitions of various historical topics and figures or ideas? I know my ideas are lame, but I'm trying. 🙂
wouldnt something like that generate more hits whith the search engines?
December 15, 2006 at 10:06 pm #7520Phidippides
KeymasterThe Gunsandall wiki generates a lot of links. But you're right, Wikipedia has the monopoly. Perhaps then a History Vocabulary database where college students would come to get definitions of various historical topics and figures or ideas? I know my ideas are lame, but I'm trying. 🙂
Wow I didn't realize it was generating a lot of links. When I was making improvements to it I thought I was basically doing it for an audience of one (or two). Too bad no one else at NJO really has the desire to see something like that succeed. It really needs to be a group effort.As far as a history wiki goes, a history dictionary might work - as long as the ideas keep coming things can work (though I don't know if I wouldn't know enough to help much with a dictionary). Another idea might be a wiki on history's worst blunders, or perhaps historical conspiracies....I don't know I'm trying to think of things off the wall that haven't been done before. 🙂
December 15, 2006 at 10:48 pm #7521Stumpfoot
ParticipantSome of those mught work, though I might be careful about the conspiracy thing it might draw the wrong people.
December 19, 2006 at 7:05 pm #7522Stumpfoot
ParticipantIf you go to Wikipedia and type in 'american civil war' at the bottom where the external links are he has a link to american history forums.
December 19, 2006 at 8:32 pm #7523Phidippides
KeymasterOh yeah? I didn't find any link to the site:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_WarI even searched the source code on that page and could find no link.
December 19, 2006 at 9:59 pm #7524Stumpfoot
ParticipantThats weird. Maybe it was removed. It was just a couple of days ago. Maybe I was looking under a differnt topic. I remember clicking on it and it took me directly to the Civil war thread on that forum. But now I cant find it.
December 24, 2006 at 2:27 am #7525Phidippides
KeymasterOk I see – the site is listed at the bottom of these two pages:http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special%3ASearch&search=americanhistoryforums&fulltext=SearchIt would be nice if this site were listed in Wikipedia. I don't think I can personally include my own site there, though. I can check again but I think it's against the policies.
December 25, 2006 at 5:45 am #7526Stumpfoot
ParticipantI couldnt remember. When I went back to look, I looked under 'American Civil War' not 'civil war' which is where I must have found it in the first place.
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