It was suggested on
WikiWalking that "Surfing implies being carried by some sort of imperative, unknowable force. The waves are marvels of physics, and have a volition of their own, unfathomable by human minds (without much preparation)."
Whereas it is here suggested that
WikiSurfing is more appropriate
because of that 'unfathomable' nature of
WikiWiki that is over and above an individual's contribution (
SystemicThinking).
Surfing is also an appropriate term, because surfing requires a mastery of the 'unfathomable' and it is observed that when one loses respect for the
PowerOfWiki, you invariably get dumped (
AustralianCulturalAssumption? What's the common term for falling off a wave...
WipedOut?). What do you do next? Jump back on your
SurfBoard with a newly acquired respect for
WikiWiki or leave
WikiWiki and head back to the beach to sunbathe?
I know which one I prefer.
--
GreenWikiZen
P J O'Rourke talked about surfing the internet vs. lying on a towel next to it.
He's a political commentator from USA? heh. Would like to see that quote.
Or
WikiWalking?
There is a cultural connection. Surfing is (as I understand it) a Hawaiian invention, and term
WikiWiki is also Hawaiian.
--
MikeHuber
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