Post: #1

Hi guys,

Today while I was taking dinner I came across with this idea. What about opening a wiki with structured knowledge of the manosphere?

Not only a wiki, but also a database of good resources of knowledge for men (aka books and other media). Somewhere to gather information about countries, fitness, game (history about game too?), great men, etc.

Post: #2

Awesome idea. There is enough knowhow on this forum to set up the wiki, and then contributors would be able to handle the rest. However, feminists will attempt to raid the site, so contributors must be approved.

Post: #3

Good point. I didn't think about that. Approving contributors, new entries and changes would be a first solution.

Post: #4

I agree. Me gusta, this idea.

Post: #5

I third this idea. It's a goodie.

Beyond All Seas

"The individual has always had to struggle to keep from being overwhelmed by the tribe.
To be your own man is a hard business. If you try it, you'll be lonely often, and sometimes
frightened. But no price is too high to pay for the privilege of owning yourself." - Kipling

Post: #6

I've been waiting for someone to do this.

A lot of the topics that come up in a forum get recycled over and over. We need an encyclopedia of commonly accepted "man" information, organized by topic with links to all the relevant academic studies, news articles and Youtube videos.

Post: #7

A more important question is, how come nobody came up with that before?

Post: #8

(04-04-2014 01:04 PM)turkishcandy Wrote:  A more important question is, how come nobody came up with that before?

It has been discussed here before, but the amount of work in maintaining it would be significant. Whoever creates it would have to do the bulk of the contributions.

Post: #9

Bill Whittle came up with a similar idea a couple years back:

http://www.ejectejecteject.com/archives/000158.html

Quote:Today, when we think of virtues, we tend to think of things like prudence, chastity, modesty… pretty cold porridge. But to the Greek, the Virtues were dynamic and bold. More, Aristotle and others believed they were harmonized – that is related, interconnected, so that to not know one was to imperfectly know the rest.

They were dionethic, he said, built by rationality – the virtues of understanding of substance, science, wisdom, the practical crafts and the practical mind.

And there were ethnic virtues, built by custom – courage and temperance; the property-based virtues of generosity and goodwill; honor-based virtues like pride, assertivity and control of anger; the social virtues of wittiness, honesty and friendliness; and the political virtue of justice.
[…]
But look at the list of virtues in bold above, and ask yourself how you would feel about your child if they were fluent in all these? What if the political issues of the day were discussed not by how they would advance one party or the other, but rather as they held up against the list of virtues mentioned above?

What kind of society would a citizenry so educated and versed produce?


I did a little beta-testing of this concept prior to posting this essay. I asked my regular readers two questions:

1. What are you good at?
2. Can you teach it?

The response was extraordinary. Some people were computer database experts. Some were architects. Some were scientists, and a lot of people – most of them – were just regular people like Your Author, who has some small skill with flying machines and who would trade that skill for free legal advice, help in selecting the best resort hotel on Maui or setting up a java-based application we might need. This Virtual City-State is, even at this very second, building itself. I pointed to a patch of earth, went out for a sandwich, and when I returned foundations had been poured and columns were going up.
[…]
Imagine a community that is dedicated to the idea of each man and woman improving themselves, by sharing with one another the skills and expertise they themselves have accumulated. This would be not only a forum, but a free, online, wiki-university, where members can contribute their wisdom and passion in fields ranging from Civil Defense and Unarmed Combat to Single-Malt Scotch Appreciation and Quilting. I see areas where one could get free legal, mechanical, computer or any other kind of advice; job boards where decent employers can find decent employees, and postings not only from myself but from you – yes, you there – that make sense out of the issues of the day and give us all the tools we need to go back into the world and make it a better place, through argument and persuasion, yes, but mostly through example. The amount of skill and information available to 50,000 readers of your caliber – yes you -- is mind-boggling, and not using it is a mind-boggling waste.

I would like to create a virtual city where we can pool our knowledge and skills, refresh our courage, re-affirm our morality and then take those virtues back out into the world and re-light the fire of liberty, courage and reason.

Post: #10

Manopedia has already been registered as well. Anyone else got a creative title?

Post: #11

This manopedia should also have a component 'the world of men', an interactive worldmap with all the datasheets that are of sufficient quality (already exists sort of). Then there should be the option of user ratings of these places as well on a variety of indicators (as discussed in another post as well) with the possibility to leave a comment. We would have basically have a library of the top forum knowledge then, easily accesible. Contributions should be thoroughly checked though and I dont know if we should allow access to everyone. Experienced members could gain monitor status over an area of knowledge perhaps or/and as well as over a physical area (the expert on Brazil, the expert on texting, ... ). These are the people that could check the inputs from other members to see if they are of the required standard of excellence.

Post: #12

You should incorporate the information found at Mens Tribune.
http://www.menstribune.com/

Post: #13

Great idea. +1

Post: #14

+1 on that idea. We often run in circles around certain topics and it would be good to have definitive bodies of info.

Post: #15

Great idea. I can't wait to read the entry under 'Feminist'.

Post: #16

Sounds like a great idea, would be nice to see all this useful information in one easy to use place.