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Wikipedia, or not?

Comment comment by johnny_boy on 23 April 2008

I trust Wikipedia to provide detailed and timely information about technical and scientific subjects, but steer clear of it for political or controversial subjects -- and unfortunately, climate change seems to currently fall more into the political realm than the technical or scientific.

I must have missed some history with respect to Wikipedia's spat with Omninerd. It seems odd that Omninerd would be considered a reference site at all. I've always thought of it as a nerd news / personnel commentary / authoring and discussion site for like-minded individuals. Still, the "extraordinarily low quality" jab does seem needlessly harsh.

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RE: Wikipedia, or not? by VnutZ :: NR8

It seems odd that Omninerd would be considered a reference site at all. I've always thought of it as a nerd news / personnel commentary / authoring and discussion site for like-minded individuals.

Well ... the daily material serves no purpose as reference material. But OmniNerd exists for the original articles which are quite relevant to their topics as reference material. We've just had a dearth of new articles lately!

Posted 23 April 2008, Hide, Parent, Reply
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RE: Wikipedia, or not? by NomadSoul :: NR6

Wikipedia is also a good reference for all things geeky... such as your favourite obscure anime series or internet meme, or that classical myth you never studied in school. I roleplay in my spare time and find it an excellent source for worldbuilding. It's also good for general introductions to topics you know nothing about. When you need to quickly find out what a new word refers to, wikipedia is *usually* great place to go.

When it comes to politically charged topics... well, I still like it. You can watch the debates unfold in real time, especially if you follow the talk pages or use your watch-list to track the articles you're interested in. The thing is, with an expert-generated encyclopedia, you are still at the mercy of the writers' biases and preconceptions, it's just that you get them with an air of authority. At least with Wikipedia you know what you're getting into. But like anything, it's never good to make it your sole source of information.

Posted 24 April 2008, Hide, Parent, Reply