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Hemmann, Volker Armin wrote: |
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> With wikipedia, everybody can go and edit what they want, when they want, |
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> where they want. |
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Agreed. But that's also a good thing about it. Anybody can *correct* |
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what they want, when they want, where they want. Why do you think people |
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will always try to be destructive. No only a few are rest want to be |
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constructive and at every chance they get they'll correct it. This is a |
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proven fact as demonstrated by the Free Software Movement. Security.. |
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Ringing Bells? |
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> Why don't you google? Hidden vandalism and misinformation are known problems. |
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Are these known problems only with Wikipedia? I think not. And when a |
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problem has been identified it can always be solved. The Linus's law "Given |
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enough eyeballs, all errors are shallow" hold good to Wikipedia also. |
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> There are even cases, where someone corrected an article, and an admin undid |
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> the corrections, because people are not allowed to edit their biographies. |
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> Even if there are blatant lies and errors. |
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Well if he can't edit it, someone else will always do it. Come on how |
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many people read and at the same time audit the articles. |
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> You can use |
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> http://www.wikitruth.info/index.php?title=Main_Page |
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Referring to wikitruth for facts about wikipedia reminds me of |
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Microsoft's Get the Facts page. They both contain article which show |
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their positions as truth while ignoring all other facts which contradict |
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their claims. Why don't you check out |
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wilki/wikipedia |
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It also has criticism about wikipedia and all other facts about it. If |
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you think something is wrong or inaccurate with the article, please use |
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the power given to you and correct it. |
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