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08-25-2007, 02:04 PM
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Originally Posted by HarryG
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For general information, Wikipedia is fine. This is not a scholarly research paper we're talking about.
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The free online resource Wikipedia is about as accurate on science as the Encyclopedia Britannica, a study shows.
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BBC NEWS | Technology | Wikipedia survives research test |
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08-25-2007, 02:32 PM
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Originally Posted by The Backward OX
I’m unsure of the motivation of the OP, but perhaps he felt uncertain and, not wishing to write something unbelievable, looked to the forum for support. You were probably twenty-nine once.
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I agree. Writers can make and break rules all they want, but the closer to a believable story, the better. I'm tickled by a few stories that get science right because it brings the fiction much closer to possibility. So, don't insult the reader by writing a story about how just two people colonized a planet. Most people, however ignorant about science they may be, won't buy it. |
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08-25-2007, 06:49 PM
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Wordsmith
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Cute little arabesque...but where are these screenplays, so that people can look at them. After all, you pass out a lot of advice on how to write them. Don't you think it would be good if people could see how well you do it?
Not to mention the sheer pleasure in see work from such a literary paradigm?
Come on now, you've seen mine, let's see yours. You pick at what others post... surely you aren't afraid that your work isn't as good as the newbies here?
Put em up....
Or shut up.
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you're a really pathetic individual, lin... you obviously can't see that your obsessive need to pounce on me at every opportunity only lets everyone here see how sick you are... please know that you are no longer capable of angering or upsetting me with your childish bullying... all that's left now is pity... i sincerely hope you get the help you so clearly need... and i'll repeat this message every time you launch one of these totally uncalled for spite-ball attacks...
love and healing hugs, maia
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08-25-2007, 08:24 PM
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Ink Slinger
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Originally Posted by Mallignamius
For general information, Wikipedia is fine. This is not a scholarly research paper we're talking about.
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The free online resource Wikipedia is about as accurate on science as the Encyclopedia Britannica, a study shows.
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Ok, it's off-topic. Indulge me.
This won’t mean a lot to you Northerners – and I use that term in a generic sense, not just for those dwelling in a place about which they say “You can’t get there from here” – but it has recently been uncovered that certain members of the staff of Australian Prime Minister John Howard (he’s the guy always seen with his nose up Dubya’s ass) have been busily editing certain entries in Wikipedia.
Admittedly not in the realm of science.
In 2001 we gained a degree of international notoriety with the way we handled a certain load of boat people; it became known as the “Children Overboard” affair. It blew up into governmental enquiries regarding who did what and to whom and drew the PM into the imbroglio. Now, years later, it’s been discovered that his staff have recently been beavering away at Wikipedia, rewriting history “according to Howard” to give him an untarnished image in the whole sorry mess.
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Originally Posted by Wildcard
I view with distaste the excretions polluting this site, suffering when I read another by-product of the boredom of one with access to a computer and the internet. As I read I feel I am being defecated on, and cling to an idea that one day I may find solace in the words of one who takes pride in their work.
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08-25-2007, 08:29 PM
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pliable
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So you're saying there's bias in some political things? Who'd have thunk it?
Wikipedia is pretty damn accurate. Everything is sourced (or noted as sourceless), so even if idiots do manage to get an edit through that Wikipedia's very large and dedicated staff miss, you can easily see if the information has been verified.
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08-25-2007, 08:34 PM
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Ink Slinger
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As many as a hundred posts? Who'd have thunk it?
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Originally Posted by Wildcard
I view with distaste the excretions polluting this site, suffering when I read another by-product of the boredom of one with access to a computer and the internet. As I read I feel I am being defecated on, and cling to an idea that one day I may find solace in the words of one who takes pride in their work.
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08-25-2007, 08:50 PM
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Adept Writer
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Anyway, Wikipedia is tightening up:
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The announcement of the WikiScanner spawned numerous newspaper articles and spurred amateur detectives around the world to go hunting for nefarious editing. It appears Griffith achieved one of his goals in that many corporations now face questions over the practices of people with access to their networks.
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Howstuffworks "How the Wikipedia Scanner Works"
While I'm sure that the various organizations will find other ways to vandalize and deceive us, quoting Wikipedia for the science articles - FOR GENERAL INFORMATION - is with little risk. The OP just wanted a general idea of how many people were necessary to colonize a planet.
If it was a political question, every source of information needs to be looked at with squinted eyes. But that's not an issue here. |
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