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To: Talisker

I suppose it works as long as the leader’s values are the same as that of the collective ;-)

All this time, I had considered Wikipedia to be “the place to go to get a questionably accurate overview on anything at all” .
I hadn’t been aware that this was also “the place you go for potentially incorrect information as well as porn”.


4 posted on 05/14/2010 11:53:59 PM PDT by Stoat (If you want a vision of the future, imagine a Birkenstock stamping on a human face... forever)
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To: Stoat

I had no idea that they included porn, but my son had warned me that the editors pulled no punches in salacious material in the name of “authenticity”.

For those interested in allowing their children access to the an encyclopaedia they provide a DVD-sized distillation which is suitable for grade school children. I have made several copies of this DVD for friends.


7 posted on 05/15/2010 12:17:21 AM PDT by the_Watchman
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To: Stoat

Wiki is good for general knowledge (what is the capitol of Maine) but if you go much deeper than that it will be gamed.


9 posted on 05/15/2010 12:19:42 AM PDT by redgolum ("God is dead" -- Nietzsche. "Nietzsche is dead" -- God.)
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To: Stoat
I hadn’t been aware that this was also “the place you go for potentially incorrect information as well as porn”.

Your mistake. Wikipedia is best read after you read other stuff first and if you assume that it is wrong, you won't be disappointed very often.

Think of it as something like the New York Times of the Internet.

11 posted on 05/15/2010 1:06:37 AM PDT by altair (reform (n) - the most abused word in the English language)
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