Wikipedia proven unreliable

american pride · 03-08-2007, 10:35 AM

NEW YORK "” Wikipedia, the controversial online encyclopedia, is planning to ask its army of faceless Internet editors "” known as Wikipedians "” to verify their credentials after one of the most prolific of their number was exposed as a fraud.

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,257340,00.html

BenGarrett · 03-08-2007, 10:39 AM

Wikipedia, written by a network of faceless and virtually anonymous contributors, is unreliable? Well now there's an earth-shaking revalation.

Wikipedia is like so much of the rest of the Internet: It's a great tool for some quick research, but verify everything.

Blueshark · 03-08-2007, 10:41 AM

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Welcome to Wikipedia,[/align]the free encyclopedia thatanyonecanedit.[/align]1,675,855 articles in English[/align]

[/align]Yeah its a big secret that anyone can edit it,, great piece of investigative journalism that Fox news is.

Sureisaniceskimask · 03-08-2007, 10:42 AM

So what? It's still a fantastic source of information. People just shouldn't be writing reports and stuff and using it as a source...

Knightia · 03-08-2007, 10:49 AM

Weird Donald really does have a face?

Red Lion · 03-08-2007, 11:03 AM

Wikipedia is controversial to Fox News as it is a free service. I'll do the math. Conservative Media outlet + successful free service = controversy.

Aught Six · 03-08-2007, 11:15 AM

I've been policing Wikipedia since its inception. Can you believe that someone anonymously edited one of my corrections tothe Moon article? Everyone knows that only the dark side is made of cheese (a blend of pepperjack, brie, and an experimental forebearer of Velveetaâ„¢). It's moister on the dark side since the sun can't reach it. Spectral analysis proves all of this without a doubt. I guess you just can't educate those who don't want to be educated.

Blueshark · 03-08-2007, 11:16 AM

What an Irony that Faux News would report on a source being "unreliable"???

Now THAT's funny!

ipscshooter · 03-08-2007, 11:22 AM

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ORIGINAL: Blueshark

What an Irony that Faux News would report on a source being "unreliable"???

Now THAT's funny!

Blah Blah Blah... They're no less reliable than any of the other cable news media sources. You guys on the left just don't like hearing anything from the other side.

Red Lion · 03-08-2007, 11:28 AM

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ORIGINAL: Aught Six

I've been policing Wikipedia since its inception. Can you believe that someone anonymously edited one of my corrections tothe Moon article? Everyone knows that only the dark side is made of cheese (a blend of pepperjack, brie, and an experimental forebearer of Velveetaâ„¢). It's moister on the dark side since the sun can't reach it. Spectral analysis proves all of this without a doubt. I guess you just can't educate those who don't want to be educated.

"M-O-O-N" that spells some cheese.