Why Wikipedia is awsome ?

Discussion in 'General Chat' started by letsjoy, Jan 9, 2008.

  1. #1
    Hi,

    I am posting this because This happens to me approximately every time :p to me when I use Wiki for information on thing....:D
    if you like it then plz rep+


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    Thanks
    Letsjoy
     
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  2. Sam 735

    Sam 735 Well-Known Member

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    #2
    Not bad...Wikipedia isn't qualitative source of information
     
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  3. letsjoy

    letsjoy Well-Known Member

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    #3
    I think the peoples don't liked this one really ?
     
    letsjoy, Jan 12, 2008 IP
  4. sweetlouise

    sweetlouise Well-Known Member

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    #4
    dont beg for rep, its not cool.
     
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  5. fordP

    fordP Peon

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    #5
    haha

    that is the truth of wikipedia...

    I go on there and get stuck for hours reading articles. Wikipedia really is the best source of information on nearly anything. if I search google for anything general, I always add "wiki" to the end of the search.
     
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  6. mikey1090

    mikey1090 Moderator Staff

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    #6
    haha nice image dude. Wikipedia is at the uber-power stage of a site. every page they add gets them more and more traffic.
     
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  7. mitcharr

    mitcharr Notable Member

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    #7
    Cyanide and happiness!!
     
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    cool_78 Guest

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    #8
    Thanks to Wikipedia, I can get rid of my outdated encyclopedia paperweights and I can find out what happened to my favorite cartoon shows before :)
     
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  9. wierdo

    wierdo Well-Known Member

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    Hah, I like it. I usually get what I want though.
     
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    Le GoogelGuRu Guest

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    #10
    That comic is great. I use Wikipedia daily for information, though I use common sense and pay attention to the validity of the sources citied. I also edit whenever I can.
     
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    zacdavis Well-Known Member

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    The first post on my newly launched blog bashed wikipedia :)
     
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  12. wisdomtool

    wisdomtool Moderator Staff

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    #12
    Wikipedia allows for a good archives of information which without it you have to search high and low using Google to piece together all the information. A lot of the information are fairly accurate although I hate some which list down the information and then say "Citation needed" for such cases, they might as well not list down because such info may not be accurate. Also the way it protrays religion is something I would beg to differ, for eg a recent thread about Islam protrayal in Wikipedia. But overall yes it is Awesome which is one of the reason why Google is trying to build another!
     
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    terminator69 Notable Member

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    Wikipedia is great, i have learnt a lot from it over the year/s.
     
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    Soccerplayur012 Peon

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    #14
    Begging for rep gets you rep rep.
     
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    I think if he google it he would have lived is life
     
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  16. TonyCap

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    #16
    I like it but I always get a little nervous if the info is accurate, since anyone can change it at any time.
     
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  17. Emie.

    Emie. Banned

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    #17
    But why? D:<
    When I'm bored I can read stuff on Wikipedia for hours. :/
     
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    zacdavis Well-Known Member

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    I have seen blatant inaccuracies and use of opinion when reading Wikipedia.
     
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  19. kbf

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    #19
    Wikipedia is awesome ... I use it, and, it's generally a good source of information... .that having been said I think G is a little bit too much in love with it.

    kf
     
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    dairyman Notable Member

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    #20
    Though the wiki is edited by the users, it is now acknowledged that it is as good as encyclopedia brittanica . You can see the wiki as number 1 most of the times in the serp:)
     
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