Comments on: “It is truly a ‘Tyranny of the Ignorant.’” http://wikipediareview.com/blog/20080418/it-is-truly-a-tyranny-of-the-ignorant/ It's only a website... it's only a website... Sun, 21 Mar 2010 16:28:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: Phil http://wikipediareview.com/blog/20080418/it-is-truly-a-tyranny-of-the-ignorant/#comment-2016 Phil Thu, 11 Jun 2009 18:59:34 +0000 http://wikipediareview.com/blog/20080418/it-is-truly-a-tyranny-of-the-ignorant/#comment-2016 Gee, yet another blog post railing against Wikipedia in this case, made without reference to and in ignorance of any of the relevant facts! I've followed a trail of links through different bloggers who all jump on the chance to berate the Wikipedia editors, not one of whom had any real information about what happened. Here is what happened: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/Myrzakulov_equations_(2nd_nomination) This was not a case of non-experts overriding expert opinion. It was a matter where two different experts disagreed, and the Wikipedia editors made a decision based on reference counting. Apparently you would rather have them delete pages just because somebody posts saying "I'm an expert, and I think you should delete this." Gee, yet another blog post railing against Wikipedia in this case, made without reference to and in ignorance of any of the relevant facts!

I’ve followed a trail of links through different bloggers who all jump on the chance to berate the Wikipedia editors, not one of whom had any real information about what happened.

Here is what happened: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/Myrzakulov_equations_(2nd_nomination)

This was not a case of non-experts overriding expert opinion. It was a matter where two different experts disagreed, and the Wikipedia editors made a decision based on reference counting.

Apparently you would rather have them delete pages just because somebody posts saying “I’m an expert, and I think you should delete this.”

]]> By: The Review http://wikipediareview.com/blog/20080418/it-is-truly-a-tyranny-of-the-ignorant/#comment-1741 The Review Sat, 19 Apr 2008 10:30:03 +0000 http://wikipediareview.com/blog/20080418/it-is-truly-a-tyranny-of-the-ignorant/#comment-1741 Danny Wool has blogged about this on his site All's Wool that Ends Wool http://allswool.blogspot.com/2008/04/tyranny-of-ignorant.html Danny Wool has blogged about this on his site All’s Wool that Ends Wool

http://allswool.blogspot.com/2008/04/tyranny-of-ignorant.html

]]> By: Major Disarray http://wikipediareview.com/blog/20080418/it-is-truly-a-tyranny-of-the-ignorant/#comment-1740 Major Disarray Fri, 18 Apr 2008 23:43:26 +0000 http://wikipediareview.com/blog/20080418/it-is-truly-a-tyranny-of-the-ignorant/#comment-1740 Everyone should buy Brittanica, or something like it, for their families and just forget about the Wikipedia. But this was a well-written, righteous rant, full of truth. Can't understand why anyone bothers consulting the Wikipedia anymore. For anything. Everyone should buy Brittanica, or something like it, for their families and just forget about the Wikipedia.

But this was a well-written, righteous rant, full of truth.

Can’t understand why anyone bothers consulting the Wikipedia anymore.

For anything.

]]> By: The Review http://wikipediareview.com/blog/20080418/it-is-truly-a-tyranny-of-the-ignorant/#comment-1738 The Review Fri, 18 Apr 2008 17:52:44 +0000 http://wikipediareview.com/blog/20080418/it-is-truly-a-tyranny-of-the-ignorant/#comment-1738 The Professor's name has been removed on request. The Professor’s name has been removed on request.

]]> By: John A http://wikipediareview.com/blog/20080418/it-is-truly-a-tyranny-of-the-ignorant/#comment-1737 John A Fri, 18 Apr 2008 13:19:00 +0000 http://wikipediareview.com/blog/20080418/it-is-truly-a-tyranny-of-the-ignorant/#comment-1737 "Amen, brother" “Amen, brother”

]]> By: Moulton http://wikipediareview.com/blog/20080418/it-is-truly-a-tyranny-of-the-ignorant/#comment-1736 Moulton Fri, 18 Apr 2008 12:53:14 +0000 http://wikipediareview.com/blog/20080418/it-is-truly-a-tyranny-of-the-ignorant/#comment-1736 The "element of chaos" is driven in part by the lunatic social drama that inevitably ensues in dysfunctional communities (like Wikipedia) which lack a functional social contract. The “element of chaos” is driven in part by the lunatic social drama that inevitably ensues in dysfunctional communities (like Wikipedia) which lack a functional social contract.

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