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A reliable source (WP:RS). The encyclopedia is about the citations; it's a travel atlas to the sources about a subject. Any conclusions the encyclopedia draws "
by tptacek 9mo ago
A reliable source (WP:RS). The encyclopedia is about the citations; it's a travel atlas to the sources about a subject. Any conclusions the encyclopedia draws "itself" are secondary to the sources.
- weregiraffe 9mo agoWho decides which sources are reliable?
- tptacek 9mo agoRead WP:RS. It's a very complicated answer, and one of the most important policy processes in the project.
- input_sh 9mo agoHave you tried spending some time researching how Wikipedia works yourself instead of waiting for someone to spoon feed you?
- weregiraffe 9mo agoNo, I merely being sarcastic, because I know it's all boils down to power. Just ask yourself, why different language wikipedias diverge on some hot topics.
- input_sh 9mo agoBecause they're run by completely separate teams of moderators and Wikimedia (as in the organization) basically never interferes with other versions of Wikipedia? Because every other language has far worse moderation, and you can pretty much guess how good the moderation is simply by asking yourself how relevant that version of Wikipedia even is in the first place? I can understand 6 different versions of Wikipedia and my experience is the complete opposite of what you're insinuating, English version beats the other five 99.8% of the time even the topic at hand is completely local.
- weregiraffe 9mo ago>Because they're run by completely separate teams of moderators and Wikimedia (as in the organization) basically never interferes with other versions of Wikipedia? You are almost there. Yes, different groups of people can have different opinions on which sources are reliable, and reach different conclusions based on different sources.
- JKCalhoun 9mo agoAhhh, that's right, we can trust nothing.