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Misleading introduction[edit]

> Web3 (also known as Web 3.0) is an idea for a new iteration of the World Wide Web...

The sources provided, are links to editorial pieces (Wired, TechCrunch, RTInsights) which give nothing more than opinion.

Also this claim is not true, judging by the article about Semantic Web, or Web 3.0, which states that the term Web 3.0 should not be confused with Web3. As pointed out Web 3.0 is an extension of the World Wide Web through standards set by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C), as the source in that article links. 183.98.164.96 (talk) 05:15, 12 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

I agree, direct link from the article Web Semantic is basically a no consistency that needs to be ruled one way or the other. I would agree that web3 has very little to do with semantic web that was considered at least for 10 years to be web3.0 (not surr if still the case but as this is a W3c standard, this still has some value) 2A01:CB09:D044:F680:1CDB:94EC:7CA0:FB56 (talk) 16:22, 8 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Agreed, as well, I think that aside should be removed entirely. Myforce2001 (talk) 18:21, 13 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Web3 (the cryptocurrency/blockchain version of it described at this article, not the semantic web) is routinely called "web 3.0". There are plenty of other sources that could be added if for some reason the three existing ones don't suffice, such as:

"It’s called Web 3.0 or Web3, and it’s a blockchain-based Internet..." – Britannica
"Web 3.0 or Web3, a loosely defined vision for a decentralized internet that uses technologies including blockchain..." – WSJ
A whole article using the term throughout – Bloomberg
"...the rapidly evolving blockchain space. That space, often hyped as Web 3.0, refers to an old, yet-to-be-realized idea of a decentralized Internet relying on peer-to-peer technologies. But Web 3.0 has also become a buzzword that refers to the expansion of the so-called metaverse..." – Washington Post
"...blockchain and so-called decentralized Web 3.0 ventures..." – Reuters

Some (including Tim Berners-Lee) have tried to make the distinction that "web3" refers to the crypto/blockchain idea and "web 3.0" to the semantic web, but I think the terms are so similar that that hasn't really caught on. GorillaWarfare (she/her • talk) 01:10, 14 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

hi GorillaWarfare

Quoting from mainstream media of WSJ, Bloomberg, Washington Post does not determine the scientific basis. Scientist Tim Berners-Lee is the oracle of Web 3.0, the single source of truth. Conflating Tim's semantic Web 3.0 with a marketing deviation from the blockchain tech industry is consistently pointed out by Tim. It's not an opinion. Your 'reversion' of my correction directly conflicts with the Terminology section below it:

Web3 is distinct from Tim Berners-Lee's 1999 concept for a Semantic Web. In 2006, Berners-Lee described the Semantic Web as a component of Web 3.0, which is different from the meaning of Web3 in blockchain contexts.

Web3 IS NOT 'also known as Web 3.0'. Can you revert to my correction asap to fix the contradiction in the page? Bethcarey (talk) 15:55, 16 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The scientist says the terms are not similar. Don't let Wikipedia be driven by marketing obfuscation, especially when the scientist is so consistently clear, and alive, to defend thank goodness.

https://www.fastcompany.com/90807852/tim-berners-lee-inrupt-solid-pods Bethcarey (talk) 16:01, 16 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Please review Wikipedia's requirements for WP:RS. This article already points out what you have mentioned: that there are two completely distinct concepts with similar names. However, the fact of the matter is that people regularly use the term "Web 3.0" to refer to the blockchain concept. We need to mention how the terms are used in common parlance, not try to create some ideologically pure distinction between "web3" and "web 3.0" that simply doesn't exist. GorillaWarfare (she/her • talk) 18:12, 16 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]