Interpedia was the name given to the first proposals for an Internet encyclopedia which would allow anyone to contribute by writing articles and submitting them to the central catalog of all Interpedia pages.
Interpedia was initiated by Rick Gates, who posted a message titled "The Internet Encyclopedia" on 25 October, 1993 to the PACS-L (Public-Access Computer Systems Forum) Listserv.[1] That message included the following musings:
The term Interpedia was coined by R. L. Samuell, a participant in early discussions on the topic.
In November, 1993, discussions moved to a dedicated mailing list,[2] supplemented later by Usenet newsgroup comp.infosystems.interpedia.[3][4]
There was some disagreement about whether all pages should be in HTML, plain text, or whether all formats should be allowed (e.g., as with Gopher). Another point of discussion was whether outside Internet resources not specifically written for the Interpedia could become part of it by simply including them in the catalog.
Furthermore, several independent "Seal-of-approval" (SOAP) agencies were envisioned which would rate Interpedia articles based on criteria of their own choosing; users could then decide which agencies' recommendations to follow.
In the end, the project never left the planning stages and finally died, taken over by the explosive growth of the World Wide Web.
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