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 | This game in a nutshell: Wikipedia is all about winning. We win by any and all methods open to us. The content is our battleground and our edits; our artillery. Be bold! Dare to win and take no prisoners. |
Roll-up! Roll-up! Dare to pit your wits against other Wikipedians in this no-holds-barred competition of self promotion, ego-mania, and above all one-upmanship!
At face value Wikipedia looks like a collaborative effort to build a free access encyclopedia. It appears to be a rich source of knowledge growing by the day; not so slowly and very surely. But in truth, Wikipedia is a thinly veiled game of points. Points can be accumulated in many ways but also lost in just as many ways. Think of it as snakes and ladders without the chance. We don't use dice; we use word-smithery and almost Machiavellian devices to twist and (hopefully) undermine other editors. The rewards aren't clear but the passion is obvious!