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| Peter Damian |
 Sat 18th February 2012, 4:06pm
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The Maverick Philosopher today on philosophy in Wikipedia http://maverickphilosopher.typepad.com/mav...-wikipedia.html
QUOTE "I won't continue through the passage. It is bad throughout. What I hated about teaching was having to wade through garbage like this. How does one explain to an incompetent writer what competent writing is?" |
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| EricBarbour |
Sat 18th February 2012, 7:17pm
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This is what you need, more actual philosophers looking at Wikipedia articles about philosophy closely,
and realizing they are incoherent. And talking about it. Logic and epistemology, among other areas, are places where bad writing is not merely bad---it makes the whole endeavour pointless. It shows where Wikipedia falls down badly. When it's spewing statistics or the names of frigging Codename: Kids Next Door episodes, crowdsourcing works. Anything more subtle or complex is a major issue with the "magic" of crowdsourcing. For some things, you must have an expert. Wikipedia will go to its digital grave, refusing to admit that. |
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Peter Damian Destiny Sat 18th February 2012, 4:06pm
Emperor Nice blog entry.
I skimmed the Wikipedia article ... Sat 18th February 2012, 5:00pm Zoloft
The Maverick Philosopher today on philosophy in W... Sat 18th February 2012, 5:46pm
It's the blimp, Frank
As a sometimes paid editor, and one who has taug... Sat 18th February 2012, 7:13pm TungstenCarbide The Maverick Philosopher today on philosophy in Wi... Sat 18th February 2012, 5:50pm Peter Damian
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