_Pollux writes_:
Wikipedia looks different today. That’s because the Wikimedia Foundation has revamped the site, including “redesigning”:http://blog.wikimedia.org/2010/05/13/wikipedia-in-3d/ its “puzzle globe” logo.
Now we have improved search suggestions, so if you start to type in, for example, the word “punctuation,” you get the suggestions below.
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What is “Punctuation (chess)”? Acccording to the article, chess commentators use punctuation marks to designate whether a chess move was bad or good.
The Google-like search suggestions are definitely an improvement. Google in fact donated two million dollars to Wikipedia in February. Google’s own collaborative encyclopedia, Google Knol, at its release dubbed a “Wikipedia killer,” is not even guilty of minor assault.
For editors, Wikipedia has revamped the toolbar designed to make editing much easier and intuitive. Wikipedia is encouraging feedback, and has a submission form at their New Features section.
A revamp of Wikipedia was inevitable as the online encyclopedia reached maturity. Whether the revamp is a real improvement or just a series of cosmetic changes remains to be seen, but to use my newfound knowledge of chess punctuation, **!?** (interesting move).
