One of Our Best Websites Died While No One Was Looking
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The once-thriving site used to answer our most specific questions. But users are fleeing.

“Why Do So Many Music Venues Use Ticketmaster?” “What’s It Like to Train to Be a Sushi Chef?” “How Do Martial Artists Break Concrete Blocks?” If you were looking for answers to such questions 10 years ago, your best resource for finding a thorough, expert-informed response likely would have been one of the most interesting and longest-lasting corners of the internet: Quora.

  • jet@hackertalks.comEnglish
    37·
    10 个月前

    This is the classic mission mismatch. The people are there for a community. The company is there for a profit.

    The wikimedia foundation is a foundation whose mission is in line with the people who add to Wikipedia. So there isn’t a conflict