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holoman

3rd August 2006 - 02:37 PM

http://www.physorg.com/news73762121.html

They post unauthorized stuff about people and technology without permission.

Wikipedia will NOT remove offending information about people or technology even after polite requests according to many articles circulating on the web.

Guest_confused2

3rd August 2006 - 04:23 PM

I've googled ..
Wikipedia will NOT remove offending information

No complaints found in the first few pages.

What to search for?

-C2.

rpenner

3rd August 2006 - 05:41 PM

QUOTE (holoman+Aug 3 2006, 02:37 PM)

offending information about ... technology

You mean like compressed air devices used to trick people into believeing they are investing in perpetual motion machines?

Chromodynamix

4th August 2006 - 01:36 PM

[QUOTE]You mean like compressed air devices used to trick people into believeing they are investing in perpetual motion machines?

Wikepedia obeys the laws of thermodynamics!

author

4th August 2006 - 11:50 PM

I've been a pretty big Wikipedia fan and user and contributor myself.

If used correctly, Wikipedia provides references more easily at one location relevant to a particular topic than having to go through several searches, say.

On the other hand, the tendency to abuse is always there. Fortunately, you can undo obnoxious edits and document the reasons why in the article history or the discussion forum for the article.

I of course do not recommend Wikipedia be taken as final word of authority, but initial starting point for further data gathering.

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