A lot of people (example) seem to be talking about 3d17 by Ian Clarke (creator of Freenet).
It's an intriguing experiment in online collaboration, but I'm not optimistic about the likely quality of the output. There seems to be an inverse correlation between the number of people involved in the creation of a document and its ultimate quality. Consider, for example, the draft European Constitution and compare it with the Declaration of Independence or Shakespeare's words for Henry V.
In any case, if we're going to pursue this route, I still find Darwinian poetry more interesting.
Posted by timo at October 5, 2003 08:21 PM | TrackBack