[WikiEN-l] Wikipedia == Fox News (was: Friday's featured article)

Wed Mar 30 19:48:54 UTC 2005

I meant the suggestion in terms of reputability. I don't think we're 
seen as having a neo-conservative agenda. But I think we're about as 
trusted by a lot of people. In fact, I know we are. Five minutes ago, 
sitting in my office, I heard another TA tell a student not to use 
Wikipedia as a source because "anyone can edit it" so it must not be 
reliable. She looked to me for affirmation, and I said that, actually, 
it's very reliable and that false information gets removed quickly. She 
wasn't convinced, and told the student not to use it anyway.

We can't afford to knowingly post false information. Too many people 
think we do it already.

-Snowspinner

On Mar 30, 2005, at 11:51 AM, Viajero wrote:

> Phil Sandifer a.k.a. Snowspinner wrote:
>
> > A lot of people still see us as Fox News.
>
> Does anyone else find this a deeply disturbing suggestion? I for one 
> would disassociate myself from this undertaking sooner rather than 
> later if I thought this assertion was true. Can Mr Sandifer cite any 
> evidence to support this exceedingly provocative statement?
>
>
> V.
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