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The author doesn't just know about the subject matter, he's friends with the subject.
by andrewfelix 15y ago
The author doesn't just know about the subject matter, he's friends with the subject.
- eropple 15y agoAnd I lived in Maine for 22 years and really like the place. Can I not objectively write about it?
- andrewfelix 15y agoWithout a doubt you could give some great insights and a lot of useful information. But to answer your question; No, you alone could not write an objective encyclopedia article on the subject.
- dotBen 15y agoOk, so if a bunch of folks write about a given scientist - 2 being friends of the subject, the rest not - then by this logic the resultant copy they create as a collective should be objective. Great, problem solved.
- eropple 15y agoSo, anyone who has any real connection to a topic shouldn't be writing about what they know on Wikipedia. Awesome. Man, I wish Citizendium hadn't fell apart. It didn't venerate nonsense.
- andrewfelix 15y agoWhere did I suggest they shouldn't be writing about it? All I said was alone a single source with a biased outlook can't offer an objective view. "Citizendium hadn't fell apart"? Hyperbole in the extreme.