On 21/03/07, David Lennick wrote:What is the point of calling on a resource where you have to second-guess the accuracy of the article in question? Until the day comes when Wikipedia cannot be amended by anyone for any reason, except with accepted credentials, Wikipedia is verboten in my house as it is in any reputable newsroom. If you want to scan it for laughs, go right ahead. I do not and will not rely on anything where Wikipedia is the prime source. As for other publications committing errors, yes they do..look at Consumer Reports which just had to retract an entire article on testing of car seats. Has Wikipedia ever retracted anything?
Steven Levy is typical of today's idiotic journalism and the state of education in general. Bravo for Keen! And my opinions on Wackypackia are well known to this group and haven't changed (nor has Wickywackypedera).
No doubt Wikipedia contains plenty of errors, but is it any worse in that respect that any current commercial encyclopedia?
The days when Britannica was written by top experts are long gone.
I have found Wikipedia useful for topics such as rock bands.
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