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The idiotic quote of the day is brought to you by the RIAA's very own Jonathan Lamy. Thanks to Izzy Reed for the heads up!
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im sad to say i dont understand what is idiotic about it. While im sure wikipedia is a good resource - people need to be able to use other sites - maybe even open a real encyclopedia
Heh, me too. I was like, that's actually pretty funny and spot on. And I fucking hate the RIAA/MPAA as much as the next geek. Hopefully Steve will chime in and let us know what the hell we missed.
Is that guy trolling? Misspelling and incorrect use of "perish".
"Perish the thought" eh? OK I'll now forget about this.
Whats idiotic about it is that Wikipedia is not a creditable source. Yes the argument of fact checker is there but this site can be updated by anyone at anytime. I don't know about you guys but the professors i had would laugh at me and fail me for using wiki for a cited source.
I don't know about you guys but the professors i had would laugh at me and fail me for using wiki for a cited source.
You missed the RIAA being petty and resorting to insults.
The problem is when people mess around and change small things. Even media guys got in trouble using Wikipedia like when a Toronto newspaper used a quote on Wikipedia calling the late Rick Rypien "crazy".Doesn't Wikipedia have a ton of fact checkers that verify information? I never understood why in this day and age people keep claiming Wikipedia is not a good source of factual information. Sure, back in the day when it was wholly unregulated it was sketchy, but not now. Plus, if you have half a brain it's not hard to verify what you read there elsewhere. Shit, they have the citation links right on the page.
Doesn't Wikipedia have a ton of fact checkers that verify information? I never understood why in this day and age people keep claiming Wikipedia is not a good source of factual information. Sure, back in the day when it was wholly unregulated it was sketchy, but not now. Plus, if you have half a brain it's not hard to verify what you read there elsewhere. Shit, they have the citation links right on the page.
Whats idiotic about it is that Wikipedia is not a creditable source. Yes the argument of fact checker is there but this site can be updated by anyone at anytime. I don't know about you guys but the professors i had would laugh at me and fail me for using wiki for a cited source.
As are most history books. Read a history book written by a WW2 veteran and then read the horrible censored version that is being taught in high schools and colleges today. Sad. Really sad.
As are most history books. Read a history book written by a WW2 veteran and then read the horrible censored version that is being taught in high schools and colleges today. Sad. Really sad.
Whats idiotic about it is that Wikipedia is not a creditable source. Yes the argument of fact checker is there but this site can be updated by anyone at anytime. I don't know about you guys but the professors i had would laugh at me and fail me for using wiki for a cited source.
The sad thing is that most people don't realize that the page loads and then an overlay loads on top... If you hit escape before the overlay loads you can read the pages on Wikipedia.
What does that have to do with his commentary on Wiki and a student relying on other methods to conduct research for once?
im sad to say i dont understand what is idiotic about it. While im sure wikipedia is a good resource - people need to be able to use other sites - maybe even open a real encyclopedia
Doesn't Wikipedia have a ton of fact checkers that verify information? I never understood why in this day and age people keep claiming Wikipedia is not a good source of factual information. Sure, back in the day when it was wholly unregulated it was sketchy, but not now. Plus, if you have half a brain it's not hard to verify what you read there elsewhere. Shit, they have the citation links right on the page.
RIAA.com is down. Ok, which one of you guys is responsible? You're in big trouble mister!
Wiki still up. Google what you want and when the page loads hit stop before it changes to the "Imagine a World Without Free Knowledge" page...
Read on.
The sad thing is that most people don't realize that the page loads and then an overlay loads on top... If you hit escape before the overlay loads you can read the pages on Wikipedia.
Coming from a backgound of nuclear power, being an ex nuclear reactor operator, every time I see anything on nuclear physics or reactors on wiki...I have to laugh at how much incorrect information is out there. Of course, being rusty, I have no desire to correct the world and I am sure there are many others with the same experiences I have on it. In short, I would not trust wiki for anything highly technical.
No loss.
Wikipedia is worthless if:
You want information about people, society, politics, religion, history, etc. Articles for these subjects are so loaded with bias and propaganda that the information can't be trusted.
The sad thing is that most people don't realize that the page loads and then an overlay loads on top... If you hit escape before the overlay loads you can read the pages on Wikipedia.
I don't know about you guys but the professors i had would laugh at me and fail me for using wiki for a cited source.