Well-stated reply, i appreciate the feedback. On Sat, Dec 10, 2016 at 5:10 AM, Lee Larson <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Dec 10, 2016, at 2:32 AM, David Harker <[email protected]> wrote: > > I find Wikipedia, at times, informative... but have reservations as to the > veracity/culpability of some listings there..... For one, I suggest > others read this link... https://hbr.org/2014/12/ > wikipedia-is-more-biased-than-britannica-but-dont-blame-the-crowd . I > have other references as to their ability to report "truth", but as we all > know, "truth" belongs to the "presenter". > > > Every source has biases. A few months ago I was looking at an old set of > World Book Encyclopedias from about 1960. They were filled with statements > that many at the time might not notice, but today they stand out like > yellow streaks in the snow. … the noble savage … Jane Austen was an amazing > writer, overcoming the limitations of her gender and time … > > The difference between Wikipedia and a lot of other sources is that if you > see a mistake, you can fix it. I’ve fixed many small mistakes in articles > about mathematics. Of course, this also opens it up to people with an > agenda or a delusion. (We’ve all seen in recent days what happened when > people with an agenda promoted false “facts” about a certain DC pizza > joint.) That’s the trade-off. > > I find Wikipedia to be very fair and accurate when I read topics about > which I know. Mistakes get fixed very quickly. > > As my daughter said back when she was debating in high school: “Google > knows everything, but sometimes it lies.” > > L^2 > > > _______________________________________________ > MacGroup mailing list > Posting address: [email protected] > Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/> > Answers to questions: <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup/> >
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