On Mar 3, 2009, at 7:34 PM, Chris Down wrote:
> At least in my opinion, this is hardly actionable. Besides, whoever  
> made
> that image doesn't understand the concept of verifiability.
> On Wed, Mar 4, 2009 at 2:01 AM, Esteffect (Wikipedia e-mail) <
> [email protected]> wrote:
>> http://profile.ak.facebook.com/object3/1533/67/l44712023245_41.jpg
>> (A motivational image stating "Wikipedia: The truth is now  
>> editable").

"Truth" is a concept often brokered in by authoritarians, where there  
are absolute, unchanging, statements of "fact", regardless of  
science, of future results, of more data, (etc.)

"Truth" has always been editable, depending on who has authority.

We're Wikipedia. We don't deal with a "Truth", we deal with many  
verifiable believers in many verifiable "truths".

-Bop



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