[squeak-dev] Re: Newly created Wikipedia article on Andreas Raab
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Frank Shearar
frank.shearar at gmail.com
Fri Jan 18 17:03:10 UTC 2013
On 18 January 2013 16:39, Joseph J Alotta <joseph.alotta at gmail.com> wrote:
> About a year ago I wrote a long article for Wikipedia. I corrected some of the misinformation about Steve Fossett and his business interests. I also added a lot more detail and color to the entry having worked with Steve for five years as his technology director.
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> Well, someone 22 years old deleted everything I wrote and said it did not have enough citations. As if a personal relationship was not enough. I fear that a lot of the Wikipedia entries are like that.
I'm afraid you misunderstand the nature of Wikipedia. It's not an
encyclopedia, which uses primary sources and subject experts. It's
more a "meta-encyclopedia", which uses secondary sources. If there are
no citations, as far as WP is concerned _it does not exist_.
Think of it this way: if you say something about someone you know
personally, how can a random stranger possibly verify your claim? But
if something's published in the New York Times, presumably someone
reputable has fact-checked the article. (Yeah, right.)
frank
> Do you remember the scene in Sleeper where Woody Allen answers questions about history?
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> Sincerely,
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> Joe.
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