On Fri, Jun 21, 2019, 07:43 Mister Thrapostibongles < thrapostibong...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Martin > > > > No, I'm saying that it's ridiculous to judge wikipedia on its policy that > > citing itself is disallowed. > > > > Perhaps, then, rather than telling us what it is that you don't agree with, > you would like to propound your own position, and in your own words. I'm under no such obligation, and I'm not much inclined to argue with you on the details - but I do want to call out when something so egregiously off base is put forward as the assertion that wikipedia is unreliable *because* it has a policy that prevents it from citing itself, while the very opposite is true: that any source would completely destroy its credibility if it would cite itself and claim that is a sign of reliability. That's the topic at hand here. My views on the reliability on wikipedia are off topic for that discussion. But I'll humor you and answer it anyway. Do > you believe that Wikipedia is a success? It accomplishes bringing true information to many people, which I'd a succes. It very occasionally brings false information to people, which is a problem. Improvements to reach, localization, and reliably are all important. That it merits the description > of "encyclopaedia"? Yes, that's a reasonable description though it is broader in scope. In particular that it is reliable? > Reliable is not a yes/no answer, but you can rely on wikipedia to be likely correct, much like more traditional encyclopedias. In addition, you can often rely on it to cite its sources, though not always, and arguably not often enough. You cant trust its editorial board though, as it has none, in stark contrast to traditional encyclopedias. > Thrapostibongles > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l > New messages to: Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe> _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l New messages to: Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe>
