Current Events > Do you consider most Wikipedia articles to be pretty well written?

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CedarPointcp 09/03/23 12:18:23 PM #1:	have seen a lot of guys say that most weren't. I think that most are though, dont' really know what they're talking about. And, do any of you ever donate money to wikipedia? I mean, does their site even have any ads to generate revenue? even this site has a bunch of ads. <cite>CedarPointcp posted [p:975834457] in Do you con... [t:80554668]...</cite> <quote>have seen a lot of guys say that most weren't. I think that most are though, dont' really know what they're talking about. And, do any of you ever donate money to wikipedia? I mean, does their site even have any ads to generate revenue? even this site has a bunch of ads.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
The_Popo 09/03/23 12:21:45 PM #2:	Yes. Considering how open the page is to edits, Im really surprised at how well done most pages are. Ill usually only come across poorly written pages when looking up something very obscure. --- Live action Hungry Hungry Hippos though, now that was a sport. ~Aeon Azuran <cite>The_Popo posted [p:975834516] in Do you con... [t:80554668]...</cite> <quote>Yes. Considering how open the page is to edits, Im really surprised at how well done most pages are. Ill usually only come across poorly written pages when looking up something very obscure. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
CedarPointcp 09/03/23 12:26:57 PM #3:	The_Popo posted... Yes. Considering how open the page is to edits, Im really surprised at how well done most pages are. Ill usually only come across poorly written pages when looking up something very obscure. yeah i agree. but have heard many people say differently <cite>CedarPointcp posted [p:975834597] in Do you con... [t:80554668]...</cite> <quote>The_Popo posted... </cite><quote>Yes. Considering how open the page is to edits, Im really surprised at how well done most pages are. Ill usually only come across poorly written pages when looking up something very obscure.</quote>yeah i agree. but have heard many people say differently</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ai123 09/03/23 12:32:26 PM #4:	The vast majority of Wikipedia articles are written to a perfectly acceptable standard. It's an encyclopedia. Its purpose is to collate knowledge and make that knowledge accessible. Only if it failed to do that would the writing be 'bad'. --- You'll see motivational pictures about working hundred hour weeks/Well, it only applies to those who are operating at a really basic level <cite>ai123 posted [p:975834690] in Do you con... [t:80554668]...</cite> <quote>The vast majority of Wikipedia articles are written to a perfectly acceptable standard.It's an encyclopedia. Its purpose is to collate knowledge and make that knowledge accessible. Only if it failed to do that would the writing be 'bad'. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
VFalcone 09/03/23 12:34:26 PM #5:	It's the one of the few things that prove that humans from around the world can actually work together to achieve a common goal. <cite>VFalcone posted [p:975834724] in Do you con... [t:80554668]...</cite> <quote>It's the one of the few things that prove that humans from around the world can actually work together to achieve a common goal. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
CedarPointcp 09/03/23 12:35:19 PM #6:	VFalcone posted... It's the one of the few things that prove that humans from around the world can actually work together to achieve a common goal. yeah kind of, i don't fault them at all for asking for donations. They don't even have any ads on their site <cite>CedarPointcp posted [p:975834738] in Do you con... [t:80554668]...</cite> <quote>VFalcone posted... </cite><quote>It's the one of the few things that prove that humans from around the world can actually work together to achieve a common goal.</quote>yeah kind of, i don't fault them at all for asking for donations. They don't even have any ads on their site</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Solar_Crimson 09/03/23 12:35:57 PM #7:	VFalcone posted... It's the one of the few things that prove that humans from around the world can actually work together to achieve a common goal. This. Which is why I dread the day when some rich ultra right-winger ends up buying the site, because you know it's going to happen at some point. --- Eat the rich Destroy the GOP <cite>Solar_Crimson posted [p:975834749] in Do you con... [t:80554668]...</cite> <quote>VFalcone posted... </cite><quote>It's the one of the few things that prove that humans from around the world can actually work together to achieve a common goal.</quote>This.Which is why I dread the day when some rich ultra right-winger ends up buying the site, because you know it's going to happen at some point. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
R_Jackal 09/03/23 12:36:46 PM #8:	Given how Wikipedia works it's a fucking masterpiece on the average. If you just heard about it conceptually you would assume most articles would be filled with bickering nonsense, but I've found very little that actually goes that way. <cite>R_Jackal posted [p:975834755] in Do you con... [t:80554668]...</cite> <quote>Given how Wikipedia works it's a fucking masterpiece on the average. If you just heard about it conceptually you would assume most articles would be filled with bickering nonsense, but I've found very little that actually goes that way.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Ratchetrockon 09/03/23 12:37:22 PM #9:	No they are so boring to read --- I'm a Taurus. Currently playing: Baldurs Gate 3, Carol Reed Mysteries series, & Spyro 3.5: Return to the Forgotten Realms He/Him <cite>Ratchetrockon posted [p:975834770] in Do you con... [t:80554668]...</cite> <quote>No they are so boring to read </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
CedarPointcp 09/03/23 12:38:36 PM #10:	R_Jackal posted... Given how Wikipedia works it's a fucking masterpiece on the average. If you just heard about it conceptually you would assume most articles would be filled with bickering nonsense, but I've found very little that actually goes that way. iirc most of the big articles are not written by users though, and most have never been edited by users <cite>CedarPointcp posted [p:975834799] in Do you con... [t:80554668]...</cite> <quote>R_Jackal posted... </cite><quote>Given how Wikipedia works it's a fucking masterpiece on the average. If you just heard about it conceptually you would assume most articles would be filled with bickering nonsense, but I've found very little that actually goes that way.</quote>iirc most of the big articles are not written by users though, and most have never been edited by users</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Gobstoppers12 09/03/23 12:39:01 PM #11:	In my experience, most are written very well. --- (He/Him) I write Naruto Fanfiction. But I am definitely not a furry. <cite>Gobstoppers12 posted [p:975834808] in Do you con... [t:80554668]...</cite> <quote>In my experience, most are written very well. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Ricemills 09/03/23 12:41:57 PM #12:	Wikipedia is the evidence that humanity is not fucked yet. The amount of people who post and correct the wiki is far above the vandals. If one day Wikipedia is unsalvageable from vandalism, that's the point where humanity is beyond hope. --- You have the right to remain silent. Anything you posted will be misquoted, then be used against you. http://error1355.com/ce/Ricemills.html <cite>Ricemills posted [p:975834875] in Do you con... [t:80554668]...</cite> <quote>Wikipedia is the evidence that humanity is not fucked yet. The amount of people who post and correct the wiki is far above the vandals. If one day Wikipedia is unsalvageable from vandalism, that's the point where humanity is beyond hope. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
UnsteadyOwl 09/03/23 12:49:15 PM #13:	I think they are. I'd have to know what the specific complaints people have about it to know if I agree. It's an encyclopedia so it's supposed to be dry recitation of relevant, verifiable facts on the given subject and nothing more. What I would consider to be bad in a wikipedia article is incorrect information, editorializing, or writing that otherwise gives a misleading impression of the subject. --- "It is possible to commit no mistakes and still lose. That is not a weakness. That is life." <cite>UnsteadyOwl posted [p:975834997] in Do you con... [t:80554668]...</cite> <quote>I think they are. I'd have to know what the specific complaints people have about it to know if I agree.It's an encyclopedia so it's supposed to be dry recitation of relevant, verifiable facts on the given subject and nothing more. What I would consider to be bad in a wikipedia article is incorrect information, editorializing, or writing that otherwise gives a misleading impression of the subject. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Kazer 09/03/23 1:00:44 PM #14:	https://amp.knowyourmeme.com/memes/you-can-help-by-expanding-it --- Look! A distraction! <cite>Kazer posted [p:975835195] in Do you con... [t:80554668]...</cite> <quote>https://amp.knowyourmeme.com/memes/you-can-help-by-expanding-it </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Iyami 09/03/23 1:21:30 PM #15:	Gobstoppers12 posted... In my experience, most are written very well. I agree <cite>Iyami posted [p:975835530] in Do you con... [t:80554668]...</cite> <quote>Gobstoppers12 posted... </cite><quote>In my experience, most are written very well.</quote>I agree </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
CedarPointcp 09/04/23 12:03:16 AM #16:	bumpi <cite>CedarPointcp posted [p:975846722] in Do you con... [t:80554668]...</cite> <quote>bumpi</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Damn_Underscore 09/04/23 12:04:18 AM #17:	Yes and teachers everywhere are really mad at this --- Yes it's true. I am happy to be stuck with you. <cite>Damn_Underscore posted [p:975846740] in Do you con... [t:80554668]...</cite> <quote>Yes and teachers everywhere are really mad at this </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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