Wikipedia dangers

[Bryan Snyder]

I would just like to reply that I am also an admirer of Mr. Fisk and when I
use WikiP. I check the citations. 

 

It's a great tool to find the original sources if cited.

 

That's all - good discussion though.

 

From: owner-pynchon-l at waste.org [mailto:owner-pynchon-l at waste.org] On Behalf
Of Joseph T
Sent: Monday, April 30, 2007 12:49 PM
To: pynchon-l at waste.org
Subject: Wikipedia dangers

 

I like wikipedia and have become a frequent user, but  a recent article by
Robert Fisk, who I regard as one of the most reliable and balanced reporters
from the near east was pretty disturbing.  In a recent article
<http://news.independent.co.uk/world/fisk/article2469270.ece>  Fisk details
how false wikipedia entries were used by Canadian immigration to stop Taner
Akcam  a Turkish scholar who used Turkish documents to prove the Armenian
genocide in his book A Shameful Act.  The canadians behaved civilly and
sorted it out but the implications were creepy. 

 

I know this is off topic but Wikipedia is a major info source here and
perhaps a bit of discussion would be appropriate. 

 

 

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