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Wikipedia is great for many things, but I would steer clear of it for biographical information of prominent contemporary persons. It's very political and the am

by starkd 4y ago

Wikipedia is great for many things, but I would steer clear of it for biographical information of prominent contemporary persons. It's very political and the amount of on-the-fly stealth editing that goes on the site should discredit it. Great for technical information or basic history. Avoid it like the plague anywhere it seeks to weigh in on "the current thing".

DonHopkins 4y ago
When you have to attack Wikipedia as being generically unreliable, instead of presenting some reliable facts and citations about the discussion topic that actually prove your point, you don't have a point.
- nxm 4y ago
  Left bias is very prevalent: https://youtu.be/kiRgJYMw6YA https://youtu.be/kiRgJYMw6YA
- BurningFrog 4y ago
  What facts would you believe? Elon himself tells a very different story: https://www.amazon.com/Elon-Musk-SpaceX-Fantastic-Future/dp/006230125X https://www.amazon.com/Elon-Musk-SpaceX-Fantastic-Future/dp/...
- starkd 4y ago
  It has been a long-standing complaint for awhile. In partricular, there appears to be a core group of editors that have displayed a blatant bias against Israel. Huge ommissions of information that only inflame anti-semitic passions and hinder real dialogue from occuring. There are other issues, but this one shows the limitations of wikipedia and how a narrow mindset can comandeer a few pages. Again, I like wikipedia, but it's only reliable for mundane issues. https://aish.com/48964486/ https://aish.com/48964486/ https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/wikipedias-jewish-problem-pervasive-systemic-antisemitism/ https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/wikipedias-jewish-problem-pe...
  - starkd 4y ago
    Also, personal campaigns being carried out to smear people. Not a good look for a neutral non-partisan outfit. That's why I ignore bios about anyone as a rule on wiki. https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/former-wikipedia-editor-says-website-engaged-in-multiyear-smear-campaign-against-mark-levin https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/former-wikipedia-edi...

by starkd 4y ago

DonHopkins 4y ago

When you have to attack Wikipedia as being generically unreliable, instead of presenting some reliable facts and citations about the discussion topic that actually prove your point, you don't have a point.

nxm 4y ago
Left bias is very prevalent: https://youtu.be/kiRgJYMw6YA https://youtu.be/kiRgJYMw6YA
BurningFrog 4y ago
What facts would you believe? Elon himself tells a very different story: https://www.amazon.com/Elon-Musk-SpaceX-Fantastic-Future/dp/006230125X https://www.amazon.com/Elon-Musk-SpaceX-Fantastic-Future/dp/...
starkd 4y ago
It has been a long-standing complaint for awhile. In partricular, there appears to be a core group of editors that have displayed a blatant bias against Israel. Huge ommissions of information that only inflame anti-semitic passions and hinder real dialogue from occuring. There are other issues, but this one shows the limitations of wikipedia and how a narrow mindset can comandeer a few pages. Again, I like wikipedia, but it's only reliable for mundane issues. https://aish.com/48964486/ https://aish.com/48964486/ https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/wikipedias-jewish-problem-pervasive-systemic-antisemitism/ https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/wikipedias-jewish-problem-pe...
- starkd 4y ago
  Also, personal campaigns being carried out to smear people. Not a good look for a neutral non-partisan outfit. That's why I ignore bios about anyone as a rule on wiki. https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/former-wikipedia-editor-says-website-engaged-in-multiyear-smear-campaign-against-mark-levin https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/former-wikipedia-edi...