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But who gets to decide what stays on and what gets deleted? Does the tectonic plate theory stay on wikipedia, or do we delete it, since it's just a conspiracy t
by ajsnigrutin 3y ago
But who gets to decide what stays on and what gets deleted? Does the tectonic plate theory stay on wikipedia, or do we delete it, since it's just a conspiracy theory (let's say we flew back in time a bit)? What about epsteins "suicide"? Would an articl about "heart problems as covid vaccine side-effect" stay on wikipedia a year and a half ago, or would it get deleted? In hindsight, it's easy... but who gets to decide about the 'now'?
- jl6 3y agoWikipedia editors are supposed to evaluate what the consensus of reliable sources is, and report that. So there's a second-order game being played around what counts as a reliable source.
- thinkingtoilet 3y agoThere is no answer that will satisfy everyone. In fact, there is no Right(TM) answer. The answer is the people who put in the effort to make wikipedia and the processes they've developed. Wikipedia isn't a right we're owed. It's done be people and those people make the choices and I can guarantee you they will make wrong choices at times. What I don't like is the attitude some have, not necessarily you, where it's either "this isn't perfect so it's all bad!" or "they were wrong about this one thing, therefore they are wrong about everything that I disagree with them on". We're humans. We're trying. And I believe most people there are doing it in good faith. That's literally the best we can do.