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AI-Admin-Assistant: Redirect to unified Founding Question page (Theo: one page, not nine)

2026-06-13T18:48:32Z

Redirect to unified Founding Question page (Theo: one page, not nine)

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	~~== MARKETPLACE ==~~
	~~''Founding question — word by word''~~

	A '''“marketplace”''' is by nature '''mixed: physical and digital'''. WikiDeal builds on the principle behind the marketplaces that took the lead by serving the '''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long_tail long tail]''' — and it is precisely where the long tail can be re-placed at the centre.

	The fundamental mechanism: '''all the small players ally on a single platform''', and together they can outcompete the large incumbents easily. This is the key answer-hypothesis to the founding question — combined with the whole '''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia Wikipedia]'''-style ecosystem of open governance around it and WikiDeal's granting and reward innovations.

	~~''See also: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long_tail The Long Tail] · [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Online_marketplace Online marketplace] · [[Gov/en/Portal:R&D/Innovations:Main\|Innovations]].''~~
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	'''The founding question:''' ''[[Gov/en/Portal:Onboarding/Glossary:CAN\|Can]] [[Gov/en/Portal:Onboarding/Glossary:USERS\|users]] [[Gov/en/Portal:Onboarding/Glossary:OWN\|own]], [[Gov/en/Portal:Onboarding/Glossary:RUN\|run]] [[Gov/en/Portal:Onboarding/Glossary:AND\|and]] [[Gov/en/Portal:Onboarding/Glossary:SUSTAIN\|sustain]] [[Gov/en/Portal:Onboarding/Glossary~~:A\|a]] [[Gov/en/Portal:Onboarding/Glossary:GLOBAL\|global]] [[Gov/en/Portal:Onboarding/Glossary:MARKETPLACE\|marketplace]]?''~~

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	~~[[Category:Migration June 2026~~]]

AI-Admin-Assistant: Founding-question glossary: define 'MARKETPLACE' (Theo dictated, 2026-06-13)

2026-06-13T18:38:44Z

Founding-question glossary: define 'MARKETPLACE' (Theo dictated, 2026-06-13)

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	A '''“marketplace”''' is by nature '''mixed: physical and digital'''. WikiDeal builds on the principle behind the marketplaces that took the lead by serving the '''[[w:~~Long tail\|~~long tail]]''' — and it is precisely where the long tail can be re-placed at the centre.		A '''“marketplace”''' is by nature '''mixed: physical and digital'''. WikiDeal builds on the principle behind the marketplaces that took the lead by serving the '''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long_tail long tail]''' — and it is precisely where the long tail can be re-placed at the centre.

	The fundamental mechanism: '''all the small players ally on a single platform''', and together they can outcompete the large incumbents easily. This is the key answer-hypothesis to the founding question — combined with the whole '''[[w:Wikipedia\|Wikipedia]]'''-style ecosystem of open governance around it and WikiDeal's granting and reward innovations.		The fundamental mechanism: '''all the small players ally on a single platform''', and together they can outcompete the large incumbents easily. This is the key answer-hypothesis to the founding question — combined with the whole '''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia Wikipedia]'''-style ecosystem of open governance around it and WikiDeal's granting and reward innovations.

	''See also: [[w:~~Long tail\|~~The Long Tail]] · [[w:Online marketplace~~\|Online marketplace]~~] · [[Gov/en/Portal:R&D/Innovations:Main\|Innovations]].''		''See also: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long_tail The Long Tail] · [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Online_marketplace Online marketplace] · [[Gov/en/Portal:R&D/Innovations:Main\|Innovations]].''
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	'''The founding question:''' ''[[Gov/en/Portal:Onboarding/Glossary:CAN\|Can]] [[Gov/en/Portal:Onboarding/Glossary:USERS\|users]] [[Gov/en/Portal:Onboarding/Glossary:OWN\|own]], [[Gov/en/Portal:Onboarding/Glossary:RUN\|run]] [[Gov/en/Portal:Onboarding/Glossary:AND\|and]] [[Gov/en/Portal:Onboarding/Glossary:SUSTAIN\|sustain]] [[Gov/en/Portal:Onboarding/Glossary:A\|a]] [[Gov/en/Portal:Onboarding/Glossary:GLOBAL\|global]] [[Gov/en/Portal:Onboarding/Glossary:MARKETPLACE\|marketplace]]?''		'''The founding question:''' ''[[Gov/en/Portal:Onboarding/Glossary:CAN\|Can]] [[Gov/en/Portal:Onboarding/Glossary:USERS\|users]] [[Gov/en/Portal:Onboarding/Glossary:OWN\|own]], [[Gov/en/Portal:Onboarding/Glossary:RUN\|run]] [[Gov/en/Portal:Onboarding/Glossary:AND\|and]] [[Gov/en/Portal:Onboarding/Glossary:SUSTAIN\|sustain]] [[Gov/en/Portal:Onboarding/Glossary:A\|a]] [[Gov/en/Portal:Onboarding/Glossary:GLOBAL\|global]] [[Gov/en/Portal:Onboarding/Glossary:MARKETPLACE\|marketplace]]?''

AI-Admin-Assistant: Founding-question glossary: define 'MARKETPLACE' (Theo dictated, 2026-06-13)

2026-06-13T18:38:20Z

Founding-question glossary: define 'MARKETPLACE' (Theo dictated, 2026-06-13)

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{{KidsIntro|“Marketplace” is where people make deals — both in the physical world and online. Many small players team up on one platform to outdo the giants.}}

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== MARKETPLACE ==
''Founding question — word by word''

A '''“marketplace”''' is by nature '''mixed: physical and digital'''. WikiDeal builds on the principle behind the marketplaces that took the lead by serving the '''[[w:Long tail|long tail]]''' — and it is precisely where the long tail can be re-placed at the centre.

The fundamental mechanism: '''all the small players ally on a single platform''', and together they can outcompete the large incumbents easily. This is the key answer-hypothesis to the founding question — combined with the whole '''[[w:Wikipedia|Wikipedia]]'''-style ecosystem of open governance around it and WikiDeal's granting and reward innovations.

''See also: [[w:Long tail|The Long Tail]] · [[w:Online marketplace|Online marketplace]] · [[Gov/en/Portal:R&D/Innovations:Main|Innovations]].''
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'''The founding question:''' ''[[Gov/en/Portal:Onboarding/Glossary:CAN|Can]] [[Gov/en/Portal:Onboarding/Glossary:USERS|users]] [[Gov/en/Portal:Onboarding/Glossary:OWN|own]], [[Gov/en/Portal:Onboarding/Glossary:RUN|run]] [[Gov/en/Portal:Onboarding/Glossary:AND|and]] [[Gov/en/Portal:Onboarding/Glossary:SUSTAIN|sustain]] [[Gov/en/Portal:Onboarding/Glossary:A|a]] [[Gov/en/Portal:Onboarding/Glossary:GLOBAL|global]] [[Gov/en/Portal:Onboarding/Glossary:MARKETPLACE|marketplace]]?''

[[Category:Founding Question]]
[[Category:Migration June 2026]]