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[Stridr]

I believe what we need is relevant information, and Wikipedia in my opinion is far too inacurate. Knol would be hard to market since Wikipedia has taken over this area for a significant time, though bearing the name 'Google' will make it easier.

[Forbez]

Well this is going to be VERY intresting! If they will or will not be Wiki, Wiki is already well started andf running a long time.

Good luck to Google attempting to take down the powerhouse of Wiki.

[adriantc]

I don't see this project with good eyes... Don't get me wrong, Google has done some wonderful things like GMail and Google Earth, but after visiting it's website Knol is way back compared to Wikipedia. Not to mention the renown and the volume of information which makes Knol a midget compared to the all mighty Wikipedia. But of course Knol has one distinct advantage... it is a Google product and will benefit not only from the experience of Google, but also from the advertisemtn capabilities of Google.
But the main reason I don't see this with good eyes is because once it will become true competition to Wikipedia, the volume of information will be split in two. We won't have to search one encyclopedia, but two. And encyclopedia isn't supposed to mean all our knowledge in once single place. Until know everybody looking to share some knowlege would simply go to Wikipedia and post them. With two different encyclopedias things will not be so easy. Hopefully they will let people double post so it won't make a difference which encyclopedia you use.

On the other hand I have heard that this new project of Google is a response to a Wikipedia project that is planning to build a rival search engine. If you ask me if Knol has small chances to win the competition with Wikipedia, a Wikipedia search engine to rival Google is fantasy. Google is here to stay for at least a couple more years!

[Lyon2]

I am a fan and a user of the wikipedia website, despite the fact that the wikipedia website has a lot of knowledge for us to learn, their website and their project is free, so we could not expect it to last forever nor to be completely professional, but it is nonetheless, and i am one big fan of their project.

I just wish i could donate more money to their project, the point is that i did my part, and things for wikipedia are were very difficult in the past, without too many donators, and now with such a big competitor, i can not know if things are going to be worse, because as you should know, wikipedia needs visitors and donations fro mtheir visitors/members.

Help wikipedia, which is one of the most usefull projects on the internet for adults, students and professionals.