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Re:School vs. Wikipedia by EGreg on Friday October 07, 2022 @01:09PM (#33124117)
I have found the opposite… there is hardly a consistsntly more organized and accurate source that is accessible to the public, but I would be glad to hear what it is if you have one in mind.

Wikipedia is far more trustworthy than local news channels even about recent events, and everything is sources (casualty count: who said it etc.)

Re:School vs. Wikipedia by sk55 on Friday October 07, 2022 @01:21PM (#33124303)
I think Wikipedia is a great start to finding content at a general level.

Though, vertical specific niches often have better sources of information. For e.g. Examine.com currently seems better for nutrition and supplement information. Or even an old school reference book like The Art of Computer Programming by Donald Knuth is better for algorithms.

Re:School vs. Wikipedia by EGreg on Friday October 07, 2022 @01:49PM (#33124674)
I disagree that the old school books are better. It is like saying MacOS 7 is better than today’s Linux that has many people fixing bugs and expanding its features over the years
Re:School vs. Wikipedia by bawolff on Friday October 07, 2022 @02:48PM (#33125385)
> Or even an old school reference book like The Art of Computer Programming by Donald Knuth is better for algorithms.

It is rediculous to compare an encyclopedia like wikipedia to an advanced text like Knuth. They aren't trying to do the same thing.

Re:School vs. Wikipedia by untech on Saturday October 08, 2022 @12:23AM (#33129774)
Wikipedia is how you find a reference like The Art of Computer Programming for a given subject.
Re:School vs. Wikipedia by concordDance on Friday October 07, 2022 @04:15PM (#33126389)
> Wikipedia is far more trustworthy than local news channels even about recent events, and everything is sources (casualty count: who said it etc.)

That's more due to the very low quality of news.

Re:School vs. Wikipedia by EGreg on Friday October 07, 2022 @05:59PM (#33127395)
What is CONSISTENTLY higher quality that wikipedia?