On Sat, 28 Aug 2004 16:16:43 +0200, Marco Krohn <marco.krohn(a)web.de> wrote:
I agree with most of what you wrote, but I think it is a mistake to believe
that we have any kind of review system which is on par (wrt error
elimination) with a real peer review. At least my experience is that the
probability for finding a mistake in Wikipedia is by far higher than for
Britannica.
Yes, and so is the probability of finding true information. The en
Wikipedia has more text and articles than Britannica, and thus
contains more information. Yes, some of that information in either
is going to be wrong, which is why it's always useful to check on
the web (or in books) for other sources of information.
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people who openly support the RIAA" -- comment on Wikipedia
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