tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107771.post115735047491362030..comments2023-06-07T02:54:39.186+10:00Comments on Hugh Martin: Irwin's death shows Wikipedia at its worsthmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00029388603681662586noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107771.post-6348280257667280552006-09-12T17:59:00.000+10:002006-09-12T17:59:00.000+10:00Nice try. But Wikinews is where you'd expect to ge...Nice try. But <a href="http://en.wikinews.org/wiki/Main_Page">Wikinews</a> is where you'd expect to get this treatment. Blurring the boundaries doesn't do justice to Wikipedia. (And as a news source Wikinews needs to be treated carefully.) Wikipedia is an immensely valuable encyclopedic resource. It's just not a good breaking news source.hmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00029388603681662586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107771.post-45029747703441860692006-09-12T09:54:00.000+10:002006-09-12T09:54:00.000+10:00well wikipedia is an encyclopedia, not a breaking ...well wikipedia is an encyclopedia, not a breaking news source. It just happens to get updated really REALLY fast compared to encyclopedias of old.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107771.post-1157425753697203352006-09-05T13:09:00.000+10:002006-09-05T13:09:00.000+10:00It certainly shows that the community cleanup mech...It certainly shows that the community cleanup mechanism works, but I really think it highlights a problem with Wikipedia as a breaking news source.hmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00029388603681662586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107771.post-1157418730372915542006-09-05T11:12:00.000+10:002006-09-05T11:12:00.000+10:00Actually Hugh I think this is a great example of W...Actually Hugh I think this is a great example of Wikipedia at its best! The information was updated fast and furious and the idiots were filtered out extremely quickly. What more can you ask for?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com