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<P><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman">Public Invited to
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<P><FONT face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt">Nils Peterson
invites everyone to help build a wikipedia for the </SPAN><?xml:namespace prefix
= st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"
/><st1:City><st1:place><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt">Moscow</SPAN></st1:place></st1:City><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt"> community.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>The wikipedia organizing meeting will be held at the upstairs room at One
World Café, Sixth and Main Streets in </SPAN><st1:City><st1:place><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt">Moscow</SPAN></st1:place></st1:City><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt">, on Tuesday, April 26, at </SPAN><st1:time Minute="30"
Hour="19"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt">7:30pm</SPAN></st1:time><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt">.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Bringing
a wireless laptop computer is encouraged.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt">This new
Internet-based free information-sharing system (named for the words “wiki”
meaning quick in Hawaiian and “pedia” for encyclopedia) is based on the public
adding and editing text to create a people's encyclopedia of
</SPAN><st1:City><st1:place><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt">Moscow</SPAN></st1:place></st1:City><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt">, said Peterson, a </SPAN><st1:City><st1:place><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt">Moscow</SPAN></st1:place></st1:City><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt"> resident who works as the assistant director of the
</SPAN><st1:place><st1:PlaceName><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt">Washington</SPAN></st1:PlaceName><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt"> </SPAN><st1:PlaceType><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt">State</SPAN></st1:PlaceType><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt"> </SPAN><st1:PlaceType><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt">University</SPAN></st1:PlaceType><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt"> </SPAN><st1:PlaceType><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt">Center</SPAN></st1:PlaceType></st1:place><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt"> for Teaching, Learning and Technology. <SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The goal of Peterson and his small group
of “wiki gardeners” is to enlist the public in creating a comprehensive
resource, composed of text and links, for the </SPAN><st1:City><st1:place><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt">Moscow</SPAN></st1:place></st1:City><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt"> community. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt">“Wikis began in
the late 1990’s,” Peterson said.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>“They are websites that are very easy to modify or expand.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Everyone can participate.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>We want to build a wiki for
</SPAN><st1:City><st1:place><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt">Moscow</SPAN></st1:place></st1:City><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt"> that will not be any one organization's web site, or
the voice of any one person. <SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>We
want the public to add their ideas and perspectives describing the resources of
our community.” <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA">An
initial framework for the </SPAN><st1:City><st1:place><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA">Moscow</SPAN></st1:place></st1:City><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA">
wikipedia has been created, and is temporarily located at <<A
href="http://moscowwiki.jot.com"><SPAN
style="COLOR: windowtext; TEXT-DECORATION: none; text-underline: none">http://moscowwiki.jot.com</SPAN></A>>.<BR><BR>Background
information about wikis is available on the Wikipedia at <<A
href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiki"><SPAN
style="COLOR: windowtext; TEXT-DECORATION: none; text-underline: none">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiki</SPAN></A>><BR><BR
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