 Citogenesis, The way Wikipedia creates citations for false information |
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| gomi |
 Wed 16th November 2011, 7:43pm
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Where Wikipedia Citations Come From  QUOTE I just read a pop-science book by a respected author. One chapter, and much of the thesis, was based around wildly inaccurate data which traced back to... Wikipedia. To encourage people to be on their toes, I'm not going to say what book or author. |
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| Kelly Martin |
Wed 16th November 2011, 11:00pm
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Bring back the guttersnipes! Group: Regulars Posts: 3,270 Joined: Sun 22nd Jun 2008, 4:41am From: EN61bw Member No.: 6,696 |
This isn't new to Wikipedia; a much older example of the same phenomenon can be found starting with a well-known fellow often known as Pliny the Elder. All Wikipedia has done is speed the process up, which in some ways is a boon because it makes it more likely that we'll spot it.
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gomi Citogenesis Wed 16th November 2011, 7:43pm
SB_Johnny Truthiness. Wed 16th November 2011, 8:30pm EricBarbour
Curse you sir, I was going to post that XKCD.
... Wed 16th November 2011, 10:59pm EricBarbour All Wikipedia has done is speed the process up, wh... Wed 16th November 2011, 11:11pm
gomi
This isn't new to Wikipedia; a much older exa... Thu 17th November 2011, 12:29am the fieryangel
[quote name='Kelly Martin' post='288653' date='We... Thu 17th November 2011, 3:18pm |
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