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To: sure_fine
its about like that Wikepeka (?) encyclopedia, anyone can login and rewite history there

How does that work? Does whether the holocaust or moon landing actually happened depend on what day you look it up and who got in the last update?

87 posted on 05/04/2005 12:58:43 PM PDT by Larry Lucido
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To: Larry Lucido
Does whether the holocaust or moon landing actually happened depend on what day you look it up and who got in the last update?

in my opinion, yep, that about sums it up, also pay attention to where they attribute their findings

89 posted on 05/04/2005 2:42:02 PM PDT by sure_fine (*not one to over kill the thought process*)
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To: Larry Lucido; sure_fine

The "Wiki" system that Wikipedia (the largest-scale example) uses allows people with permission (in the case of Wikipedia, everyone has permission) to edit articles as they see fit. It archives older versions of articles as well, so that articles that are screwed with maliciously can be repaired instantly. The idea is that everyone fixes each other's mistakes and can write articles that focus even on the most obscure topics... There are 300,000 entries in Wikipedia for this reason. There is certainly nothing suspicious about Wikipedia, but it's true that people with a bias or prejudice may write Wiki articles as such. That, of course, is why anyone can fix this mistake. You're expected to write professionally.


93 posted on 05/04/2005 6:10:55 PM PDT by asgromo (Political ideals are negated by ignorance.)
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