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		wpietri 15 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Internet Archive's Storage 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.

zozbot234 15 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.

unixhero 15 days ago | [–]

Haha and with battles in the form of massive flame wars?

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