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Sunday, January 23, 2005


How reliable is Wikipedia?

As demonstrated on this forum, in this thread:

http://www.itszone.co.uk/zone0/viewtopic.php?p=122341&highlight=#122341


http://www.itszone.co.uk/zone0/viewtopic.php?p=122425&highlight=#122425

http://www.itszone.co.uk/zone0/viewtopic.php?p=122514&highlight=#122514


A quote which hours before appeared on the page, was yanked because of user opinion.

That users can change definitions at will, is a testament to Wikipedia's authenticity - or rather, its lack thereof.

How can anyone possibly rely on it as any kind of factual website, if folks remove/change content at the drop of a hat?


posted by Somebody @ 5:41 PM Permanent Link


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