Wikipedia talk:Not Wikipedia

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[edit] Audience?

Who's going to be the audience for this guideline? As it stands now WP regulars appear to be the audience. (→Netscott) 21:22, 19 February 2007 (UTC)

Yes, it was intended for regulars - as an alternative to just telling people 'Wikipedia is not a <whatever>'. --CBD 18:56, 20 February 2007 (UTC)

Right, the reason I was asking is if the plan is to send n00bs here then the language'll need to be adjusted in line with that, no? (→Netscott) 19:00, 20 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Merge

I second that. >Radiant< 13:50, 20 February 2007 (UTC)

I tend to think of 'alternatives' as things which have a similar general goal as Wikipedia, but work differently. Pretty much what this page has in the 'other options' section. Wikitravel, Yellowikis, and the like are not 'alternatives' to Wikipedia in that sense... they don't just work differently than Wikipedia, they contain entirely different kinds of information. Alternatives are things people would use instead of Wikipedia, whereas most of these are things to use in addition to Wikipedia. --CBD 18:56, 20 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Keeping in mind some recent discussions...

Although I definitely fall on the "chill out" side of the recent practical joke user banner, the "see also" to Wikipedia:What_Wikipedia_is_not/Outtakes might raise some eyebrows. Many of the links are, shall we say, creatively named, particularly Bananas. I do like the idea of this new page, thanks for developing it. Risker 04:23, 21 February 2007 (UTC)