Charles is correct. I've recently read 2 statistics. 1) that Wikipedia is more accurate than the commercial counterparts, and 2) the inaccuracies are quite a bit more blatant. The main criticism of Wikipedia is that it is now being used for political purposes. The candidates/groups use it to write good things about themselves and those in opposition use it to trash the candidates. From what you say, the same thing is happening to the page about the church.
Wikipedia is setup as an altruistic, everyone contribute a piece of the puzzle, collection of knowledge. The fact that it may be abused was not given significant concern when creating the paradigm. It's the dark side of human nature. What to do about it? I understand that Wikipedia is looking at using some sort of attribution (tracking) mechanism to eliminate anonymity. I guess that's why the Church maintains a privately controlled and copyrighted website. ;-) Steve _____ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Charles Fry Sent: Monday, April 02, 2007 7:04 AM To: LDS Open Source Software Subject: Re: [Ldsoss] wikipedia becoming anti-mormon? First of all, I think that you misrepresent the issue. This is not about the Wikipedia itself taking an anti-mormon slant. It is about an imbalance in contribution levels by those who have negative verses positive feelings about the Church. I think it is reasonable for any of us who stumble across incorrect articles to correct them, and if we are strongly interested to subscribe to future changes to keep an eye on them. And if there are enough interested parties, there might be value gained from some internal organization. However I don't feel that it would be appropriate for the Church to involve itself in something like this. Charles
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