It's a funny habit to write encyclopedia entries. It's not a mass taste. Sue Gardner More Quotes by Sue Gardner More Quotes From Sue Gardner Everyone brings their crumb of information to the table. If they are not at the table, we don’t benefit from their crumb. Sue Gardner benefits information tables Everybodys saying, be skeptical of Wikipedia. That is true. They should also be skeptical of everything. We should all be critical consumers of the media. Sue Gardner wikipedia media should I am very aware of the fact that it's highly unlikely anyone will write an article via their mobile phone. I've done it, but it's painful. And it's not just about the small keyboard and the small screen - though that's awful. It's the emotional experience of writing an article. Sue Gardner phones emotional writing Wikipedia only works in practice. In theory, it's a total disaster. Sue Gardner wikipedia disaster practice If it were a choice between putting ads on Wikipedia or shutting down Wikipedia, we would then very reluctantly consider putting ads on Wikipedia. Sue Gardner shutting-down wikipedia choices When Wikipedia first started, the only people interacting on the Internet were hard core geeks. Now everyone is there, and they're attracted to the easy, free ways to interact. Sue Gardner free internet easy people People say to me that I'm a role model in technology, but it makes me laugh, because I'm not a technologist, I'm a journalist - that's my background. Sue Gardner laugh me technology people Increasingly, I'm finding myself uncomfortable about how the Internet's developing, who's influencing its development, and who is not. Sue Gardner finding myself internet development There are many organizations and individuals advocating for the public interest online - what's good for ordinary people - but other interests are more numerous and powerful than they are. I want that to change. And that's what I want to do next. Sue Gardner good powerful change people Wikipedia has experienced censorship at the hands of industry groups and governments, and we are - increasingly, I think - seeing important decisions made by unaccountable, non-transparent corporate players, a shift from the open web to mobile walled gardens, and a shift from the production-based Internet to one that's consumption-based. Sue Gardner think internet important hands
