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Once you dive into Wikipedia, you can never escape!  [message #30790] Sat, 08 April 2006 17:27 Go to next message
timmy

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Or is it just me? I started to research something and found the articles in wikipedia were either non existent or were just stubs.

I just lost a good few hours editing and creating and referencing stuff. And it was stuff I never normally find interesting. How weird is that?



Author of Queer Me! Halfway Between Flying and Crying - the true story of life for a gay boy in the Swinging Sixties in a British all male Public School
The Wikipedian watery grave  [message #30792 is a reply to message #30790] Sat, 08 April 2006 18:22 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Deeej is currently offline  Deeej

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Yup, I've noticed that. Terrible waste of time. I suppose that it gives one a feeling of "giving back" to the community -- and the satisfaction of knowing that there are at least some things that one knows more about than other people. Smile

Most of the time, I just correct spelling and grammar, and small things that are blatantly wrong. I don't mind problems of that nature (much) in emails and messageboard posts, but there really shouldn't be any in an encyclopaedia. It doesn't do Wikipedia's credibility any good at all.

David
Re: The Wikipedian watery grave  [message #30793 is a reply to message #30792] Sat, 08 April 2006 19:58 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Jedediah is currently offline  Jedediah

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Lol. That doesn't suprise me one little bit, Deeej. You ARE an encyclopedia, and a good one too. Cheers.



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A Wikipedian wasteland  [message #30799 is a reply to message #30793] Sat, 08 April 2006 22:13 Go to previous message
Deeej is currently offline  Deeej

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If any of my knowledge seems encylopaedic, it is probably because I just got it straight out of an encylopaedia.

The wonderful thing about messageboards like these is that they are not quite real time, so there is usually a chance to look something up before posting. I'm sure if you met me in real life my natural ignorance would shine through. Smile

Deeeeeej
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