Anyone else a fan of wikipedia?

[Almighty Colin]

My favorite site that I've found in the past year.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wel...me%2C_newcomers (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Welcome%2C_newcomers)

"Wikipedia is an encyclopedia written collaboratively by its readers. The site is a WikiWiki, meaning that anyone, including you, can also edit any article right now by clicking on the Edit this page link that appears in the frame of every Wikipedia article."

[chodadog]

I think it's okay if you want to find a really brief outline of something, but for most of the things i've looked at, it's vague and often inaccurate. Which is pretty much a given with the way the site works.

[Almighty Colin]

Originally posted by chodadog@May 23 2004, 09:00 AM
I think it's okay if you want to find a really brief outline of something, but for most of the things i've looked at, it's vague and often inaccurate. Which is pretty much a given with the way the site works.
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[Almighty Colin]

Originally posted by chodadog@May 23 2004, 09:00 AM
I think it's okay if you want to find a really brief outline of something, but for most of the things i've looked at, it's vague and often inaccurate. Which is pretty much a given with the way the site works.
I love brief outlines. Good for forming a complete picture. Clean it up later.

[Opti]

Colin.. what stops spammers coming along and editing the pages?

You can even edit the front page of the site (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/wiki.phtml?title=Wikipedia:Welcome%2C_newcomers&action=edit)

[Almighty Colin]

Originally posted by Opti@May 23 2004, 11:21 AM
Colin.. what stops spammers coming along and editing the pages?

You can even edit the front page of the site (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/wiki.phtml?title=Wikipedia:Welcome%2C_newcomers&action=edit)
In theory nothing. However I've been using wikipedia for quite a while now and never seen anything like that.

[Opti]

Amazing.. and cool to see there is a little respect left on the web!

(better not mention this on GFY though) ;-)

Easy to get lost in that site... really interesting!