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Founding-question glossary: define 'CAN' (Theo dictated, 2026-06-13) |
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''Founding question — word by word'' | ''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 '''[ | “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 '''[ | 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: [ | ''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]]?'' | '''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]]?'' | ||