Cantousent Posted December 18, 2005 Share Posted December 18, 2005 Interesting article regarding the accuracy of Wikipedia. I will let you read and draw your own conclussions. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/10478207/?GT1=7516 I will only say that, while I don't cite Wikipedia as a source, I often use it as a quick way to familiarize myself with a subject. Fionavar's Holliday Wishes to all members of our online community: Happy Holidays Join the revelry at the Obsidian Plays channel:Obsidian Plays Remembering tarna, Phosphor, Metadigital, and Visceris. Drink mead heartily in the halls of Valhalla, my friends! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Surreptishus Posted December 18, 2005 Share Posted December 18, 2005 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mkreku Posted December 18, 2005 Share Posted December 18, 2005 I mainly use it to get a clue about things I have no clue about to begin with. But I haven't used it as a definite source for anything (except quotes for boards). Maybe I will start now? Swedes, go to: Spel2, for the latest game reviews in swedish! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Surreptishus Posted December 18, 2005 Share Posted December 18, 2005 Its a good "jump-off" point if nothing else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Musopticon? Posted December 18, 2005 Share Posted December 18, 2005 ^Agreed. If I need to get a meager grasp of something, I use it. kirottu said: I was raised by polar bears. I had to fight against blood thirsty wolves and rabid penguins to get my food. Those who were too weak to survive were sent to Sweden. It has made me the man I am today. A man who craves furry hentai. So let us go and embrace the rustling smells of unseen worlds Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Surreptishus Posted December 18, 2005 Share Posted December 18, 2005 Have you read about the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Musopticon? Posted December 18, 2005 Share Posted December 18, 2005 (edited) Shoo, shoo. I blame it on being tired. I just deleted a reply where I tried to make an argument that 80's action flicks aren't old-fashioned. :"> Edited December 18, 2005 by Musopticon? kirottu said: I was raised by polar bears. I had to fight against blood thirsty wolves and rabid penguins to get my food. Those who were too weak to survive were sent to Sweden. It has made me the man I am today. A man who craves furry hentai. So let us go and embrace the rustling smells of unseen worlds Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShadowPaladin V1.0 Posted December 18, 2005 Share Posted December 18, 2005 Only if someone links to it. I have to agree with Volourn. Bioware is pretty much dead now. Deals like this kills development studios. 478327[/snapback] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
><FISH'> Posted December 18, 2005 Share Posted December 18, 2005 Only if someone links to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
213374U Posted December 18, 2005 Share Posted December 18, 2005 The realization of the scope of my ignorance made me bookmark it. - When he is best, he is a little worse than a man, and when he is worst, he is little better than a beast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Surreptishus Posted December 18, 2005 Share Posted December 18, 2005 With stuff like science and mathematics it shouldnt be too hard to keep correct. However with opinion based stuff you might encounter problems - as demonstrated by my oh so whimsical pic earlier in the thread. Like one of the guys said - it needs a good editor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reveilled Posted December 18, 2005 Share Posted December 18, 2005 I love Wikipedia. I've spent many hours on the site just jumping from one article to another by clicking through the links to other articles in the one I'm reading. If I ever want to know something about anything, Wikipedia is the first place I look. I wouldn't cite it as a source--partially because of the stigma many academicians attach to it, but also because if something I'm doing requires sources, I'd be better off reading Wikipedia's reference section and citing those as my sources--but I find it to be a very accurate site, in the main (though the topics I look at are mostly unscientific, like Benjamin Franklin, or Bread). Rather than going against it, the John Seigenthaler/JFK thing only proves how well Wikipedia's collective editing system works. Instead of being a drama queen over an inaccurate article, Seigenthaler could have actually fixed the error himself instead of leaving it there for four months. Hawk! Eggplant! AWAKEN! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hurlshort Posted December 18, 2005 Share Posted December 18, 2005 I always tell my students that it's a great place to pick up links on a topic, but you shouldn't trust any single source for factual information. There's always some guy in his underwear typing this stuff in a basement somewhere... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oerwinde Posted December 18, 2005 Share Posted December 18, 2005 (edited) apparently they got a bunch of people to compare, and it turned out that Wikipedia is almost as accurate as the Encyclopedia Britannica. Dangit, they deleted my entry on Bioweenies. Edited December 18, 2005 by Oerwinde The area between the balls and the butt is a hotbed of terrorist activity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kinslayer Posted December 18, 2005 Share Posted December 18, 2005 Meta loves this site so much I bet he has Wikipedia tattooed on his ass " Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moose Posted December 18, 2005 Share Posted December 18, 2005 Well I've used it for researching electronics and found it quite reasonable. There are none that are right, only strong of opinion. There are none that are wrong, only ignorant of facts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janmanden Posted December 18, 2005 Share Posted December 18, 2005 I use it sometimes, mostly as part of posting, whenever I need to refresh some unused parts of my brain about something I normally couldn't care less about...or get some dates right about the few historical things I almost remember. (Signatures: disabled) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Child of Flame Posted December 18, 2005 Share Posted December 18, 2005 I use it, lots. I'll probably eventually cite it as a source so long as it's on a topic that isn't subject opinion, along with other sources for confirmation. I'm upset that someone else posted the Penny Arcade comic before I did. That wacky Skeletor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Surreptishus Posted December 18, 2005 Share Posted December 18, 2005 I'm upset nobody acknowledged it aside from you CoF. But since you did... ) I've been waiting to use that ever since i read this story earlier in the week and then saw the strip a couple of days later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darkside Posted December 18, 2005 Share Posted December 18, 2005 I use Wiki a lot, even as a source. I just check and remove (if neccessary) any facts that seem off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thepixiesrock Posted December 18, 2005 Share Posted December 18, 2005 I wrote all of the Wikipedia, free encyclopedia, articles. Lou Gutman, P.I.- It's like I'm not even trying anymore!http://theatomicdanger.iforumer.com/index....theatomicdangerOne billion b-balls dribbling simultaneously throughout the galaxy. One trillion b-balls being slam dunked through a hoop throughout the galaxy. I can feel every single b-ball that has ever existed at my fingertips. I can feel their collective knowledge channeling through my viens. Every jumpshot, every rebound and three-pointer, every layup, dunk, and free throw. I am there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krookie Posted December 18, 2005 Share Posted December 18, 2005 I use it. A lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LadyCrimson Posted December 18, 2005 Share Posted December 18, 2005 My answer would be: No. If I want information on something I just Google it...the links it gives me (that I click on as being promising) have not yet led to Wiki. Therefore, I assume it wouldn't be very useful to me personally. Either that, or I use one of my many reference books sitting my bookshelves. “Things are as they are. Looking out into the universe at night, we make no comparisons between right and wrong stars, nor between well and badly arranged constellations.” – Alan Watts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janmanden Posted December 18, 2005 Share Posted December 18, 2005 That's how I do it too mostly, Wikipedia just happens to be among the results quite often. (Signatures: disabled) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanschu Posted December 18, 2005 Share Posted December 18, 2005 I've grown to use Wikipedia more and more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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