I dont know, but things like this kinda make me sad.

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I dont know, but things like this kinda make me sad.

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http://www.smh.com.au/business/world-bu ... 1uzdx.html

spent many a hour flipping through the pages , looking up , all the different things starting with the Letter D l or whatever.There is something a computer screen just cant give u.Call me old fashioned but its true.
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Re: I dont know, but things like this kinda make me sad.

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dellstart wrote:There is something a computer screen just cant give u.Call me old fashioned but its true.
You've never spent an hour on Wikipedia, have you?
Relevant XKCD Comic: http://xkcd.com/214/
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Re: I dont know, but things like this kinda make me sad.

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But the problem with wikipedia is you never know if it's true or not. It has no quality control at all.
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Banner wrote:But the problem with wikipedia is you never know if it's true or not. It has no quality control at all.
Actually it does have quality control - the community of editors.

Several times there's been comparisons against other encyclopaedias, and Wikipedia has come out on top in terms of number of errors, and severity of errors.
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Yes, I have heard that claim made as well. But I have also seen a lot of absolute crap posted there as well. Wikipedia has a bias to it, and if a post is not inline with that bias, it is changed to fit that bias. Facts do take second place there.
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