New Ventures

January 18th, 2005 - 10:55 | 2 comments

The Joinee Wiki was officially lauched this morning - I’m hoping it’ll go down well. I’m a little concerned that…how shall I put it…anti-Joinees (they’re continually posting reams of junk onto the Joinee forum) may attempt to take advantage of the anybody-can-edit wiki philosophy, but we shall see.

I’m starting Physics A2 this morning. My AS revision has gone fairly well, so I’m beginning the next half early. By all accounts the A2 is a little more complicated than the AS, so it might take longer. All fascinating stuff though, I’ve really enjoyed what I’ve learnt so far. I can’t really afford to finish any later than mid-April to give me time for revision (assuming I can find anywhere to take the exams, but that’s another post) so I’d best crack on.

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2 Responses to “New Ventures”

1 baguetter Jan 18th, 2005 at 5:10 pm

I have thought about this for awhile and I want to ask. Can I trust wikipedia? It seemed good, but could it be very wrong?

Also, didn’t you do some physics modules with OU? What level were they? My offer of my old A-Level notes are still open, though whether they are useful is another matter.
2 Krypto Jan 18th, 2005 at 6:36 pm

Personally I’d say that you can trust Wikipedia. There are a *hell* of a lot of contributors, and I think there’s almost a built-in editing mechanism. Anyone who can be bothered to add content will generally do their best. People who want to mess around may change a couple of things, but will likely lose interest. These mistakes would get picked up quickly, too, due to the sheer number of contributors. As a minimum, I’d trust it as much as any standard website, and personally I’d err on the side of trusting it generally. It’s certainly an interesting experiment.

I did, yes. Astronomy and Planetary Science at pretty much degree level, although without the detailed maths.

Thanks! I may take you up on that offer come April / May, when I’ll be spending all day every day revising

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