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💡 In simple words: “Can” here means: is it possible? It's a challenge we set ourselves — and a way of doing research together.

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CAN

Founding question — word by word

“Can” is asked in the sense of “is it possible?” It frames WikiDeal as a challenge and a research and development effort: maybe we will be able to apply this model at large scale, and we hope it can demonstrate something meaningful. WikiDeal is a proof of concept — a question we test rather than a promise we make.

This stands in the pure tradition of citizen science: open, participatory inquiry whose values and criteria belong to the community, not to a single owner. The whole project is an experiment run in public, documented openly, and improved collectively.

See also: Citizen science · Proof of concept · Open research.

The founding question: Can users own, run and sustain a global marketplace?

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 ''Founding question — word by word''
-“Can” is asked in the sense of ''“is it possible?”'' It frames WikiDeal as a '''challenge''' and a '''research and development''' effort: maybe we will be able to apply this model at large scale, and we hope it can demonstrate something meaningful. WikiDeal is a '''[[w:Proof of concept|proof of concept]]''' — a question we test rather than a promise we make.
+“Can” is asked in the sense of ''“is it possible?”'' It frames WikiDeal as a '''challenge''' and a '''research and development''' effort: maybe we will be able to apply this model at large scale, and we hope it can demonstrate something meaningful. WikiDeal is a '''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proof_of_concept proof of concept]''' — a question we test rather than a promise we make.
-This stands in the pure tradition of '''[[w:Citizen science|citizen science]]''': open, participatory inquiry whose values and criteria belong to the community, not to a single owner. The whole project is an experiment run in public, documented openly, and improved collectively.
+This stands in the pure tradition of '''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citizen_science citizen science]''': open, participatory inquiry whose values and criteria belong to the community, not to a single owner. The whole project is an experiment run in public, documented openly, and improved collectively.
-''See also: [[w:Citizen science|Citizen science]] · [[w:Proof of concept|Proof of concept]] · [[w:Open research|Open research]].''
+''See also: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citizen_science Citizen science] · [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proof_of_concept Proof of concept] · [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_research Open research].''
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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]]?''