tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8003335.post5132998858016627968..comments2024-03-23T00:46:27.084+02:00Comments on Egyptian Chronicles: Arabic Knol and Arabic WikipediaZeinobiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12290387395565291310noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8003335.post-82840324406442408782009-11-13T02:09:42.247+02:002009-11-13T02:09:42.247+02:00I love Knol because I worked on building it.. I ho...I love Knol because I worked on building it.. I hope Arabs can add value to the web and catch up with the rest of the world.<br /><br />Cheers,<br />AhmedAhmed Gaballahhttp://knol.google.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8003335.post-74733437400579121202008-09-09T17:46:00.000+02:002008-09-09T17:46:00.000+02:00@JPierre, when Google announced Knol it positioned...@JPierre, when Google announced Knol it positioned it as a Wikipedia killer ,I tried to search and I was shocked ,either the people do not understand what is the role of knol or how it is operated is completely wrong.<BR/><BR/>@fuuldeprived, may be who knows , what is worse is I found pages for the people themselves !!??<BR/>We like to be known ,strangely Arabian nights book was a huge anonymous contributionZeinobiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12290387395565291310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8003335.post-66938444559283900442008-09-09T16:27:00.000+02:002008-09-09T16:27:00.000+02:00Perhaps we arabs like Knol because you get to have...Perhaps we arabs like Knol because you get to have your name and picture (with a big yellow smile) next to what you write, unlike Wikipedia. (well, some people certainly put their signature in Wikipedia articles, but it gets deleted when someone spots it of course)<BR/><BR/>The idea of anonymous contribution is somewhat lacking in our culture. People would say "why should I spend my time and effort on something on Wikipedia that will not be in my name and that anybody can change?"farghalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05393217972240805440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8003335.post-9746974121541859652008-09-09T12:50:00.000+02:002008-09-09T12:50:00.000+02:00Did you try to search for Egypt on Knol? Or even G...Did you try to search for Egypt on Knol? Or even George Bush? Then we can decide it they are competitors or not!JPierrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10842362839877566384noreply@blogger.com