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Does anyone have experience editing Wikipedia? I would like to correct/expand an entry about a relative of mine. It's a very brief entry, but someone recently added a line which I think is misleading. I think this person has an agenda. Can I just create an account and add some details to this entry? I use Wikipedia as a resource all the time, but I guess I shouldn't be surprised that the more obscure the entry the less you can trust it...  |
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« Reply #1 on: June 25, 2008, 08:00:20 PM » |
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You don’t have to create an account. Wikipedia allows anonymous edits.
Wikipedia is a good website overall. Sure, there are some questionable “facts” presented in some articles, but it’s better than nothing.
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« Reply #2 on: June 25, 2008, 08:02:21 PM » |
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You don’t have to create an account. Wikipedia allows anonymous edits.
Wikipedia is a good website overall. Sure, there are some questionable “facts” presented in some articles, but it’s better than nothing.
But people are always able to question those "facts" and put a note on the page asking for a source of information. |
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« Reply #3 on: June 25, 2008, 08:03:10 PM » |
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You don’t have to create an account. Wikipedia allows anonymous edits.
Wikipedia is a good website overall. Sure, there are some questionable “facts” presented in some articles, but it’s better than nothing.
But people are always able to question those "facts" and put a note on the page asking for a source of information. Indeed. |
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« Reply #4 on: June 25, 2008, 08:22:31 PM » |
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Okay, I'm going to try it. Thanks!
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« Reply #5 on: June 25, 2008, 10:28:30 PM » |
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What is the article, if I may ask?
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« Reply #6 on: June 25, 2008, 10:31:25 PM » |
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Wikipedia is a run by Left ideolouges.
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« Reply #7 on: June 25, 2008, 10:33:11 PM » |
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By who?  Everybody contributes, D-wang. Where do you come up with a dumb ass comment like that? 'Scuse my bluntness, but I am short right now and that was just dumb. |
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« Reply #8 on: June 25, 2008, 10:37:22 PM » |
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By who? Everybody contributes, D-wang. Where do you come up with a dumb ass comment like that? 'Scuse my bluntness, but I am short right now and that was just dumb. You're an idiot. It is edited, dumbass. P.S. you're an idiot. |
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« Reply #9 on: June 25, 2008, 10:38:22 PM » |
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Yes, dumb ass, it is edited by EVERYBODY.
If you don't like what you see on there, fucking edit it--or else stop whining about it.
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« Reply #10 on: June 25, 2008, 10:40:17 PM » |
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Well, this is all very sophisticated.  |
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« Reply #11 on: June 25, 2008, 10:41:41 PM » |
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Well, this is all very sophisticated. Poor, Spunk. Do you not know how this shitty reference works? Do not consult it for anything controversial. |
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« Reply #12 on: June 25, 2008, 10:43:25 PM » |
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Well, this is all very sophisticated. Poor, Spunk. Do you not know how this shitty reference works? Do not consult it for anything controversial. I don’t use Wikipedia for research papers or anything like that. I read Wikipedia mainly for my own amusement. |
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« Reply #13 on: June 25, 2008, 10:47:55 PM » |
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Well, this is all very sophisticated. Poor, Spunk. Do you not know how this shitty reference works? Do not consult it for anything controversial. It is the best thing to consult for anything. Wikipedia is the most extensive and up-to-date online encyclopedia. And it is balanced by everybody. It's as close to a perfect catalog of information as humanity can get. And it's brilliant. |
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« Reply #14 on: June 25, 2008, 10:48:10 PM » |
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Well, this is all very sophisticated. Poor, Spunk. Do you not know how this shitty reference works? Do not consult it for anything controversial. I don’t use Wikipedia for research papers or anything like that. I read Wikipedia mainly for my own amusement. It is quite good if you want to get the basics of the Neo-Babylonian Empire. I did recently and it was a great reference. |
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