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Re:Seven years on, what do we know about the disappearance o... by ignoramous on Tuesday January 24, 2023 @04:34PM (#34510777)
nb: Wikipedia favours verifiability over truth: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/wp:vnt

> Wikipedia values accuracy, but it requires verifiability. Wikipedia does not try to impose "the truth" on its readers, and does not ask that they trust something just because they read it in Wikipedia. We empower our readers. We don't ask for their blind trust.

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Re:Seven years on, what do we know about the disappearance o... by wpietri on Tuesday January 24, 2023 @05:39PM (#34511614)
You sound like you have a problem with that, but I can't fathom what alternative course you'd rather them pursue.
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Re:Seven years on, what do we know about the disappearance o... by ignoramous on Tuesday January 24, 2023 @06:07PM (#34511935)
It is just a note. I don't mean it to sound anything other than what Wikipedia itself states. I see a tonne of "Wikipedia agrees" but none of "Wikipedia is a living document" and it isn't its place to be a gospel of truth...
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Re:Seven years on, what do we know about the disappearance o... by outworlder on Tuesday January 24, 2023 @07:29PM (#34512666)
Wikipedia is not and cannot, as per their own policies, be the primary source. 'Wikipedia agrees' is shorthand for 'the sources mentioned by this particular Wikipedia article agree'
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Re:Seven years on, what do we know about the disappearance o... by loeg on Tuesday January 24, 2023 @07:42PM (#34512766)
I think it's shorthand for "the collective Wikipedia editors agree," which is not exactly the same thing as saying every claim is backed by any particular source.
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Re:Seven years on, what do we know about the disappearance o... by 93po on Thursday January 26, 2023 @08:25PM (#34541330)
I think more accurately, "the group of Wikipedia editors that managed to 'win' a debate agree".
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Re:Seven years on, what do we know about the disappearance o... by travisjungroth on Tuesday January 24, 2023 @08:48PM (#34513333)
You see none of "Wikipedia is a living document"? I think people are pretty aware.

You see a lot more cases of people quoting Wikipedia on a topic than talking about Wikipedia's trustworthiness because it adds a second dimension. It's [Wikipedia, Topic] vs. [Wikipedia].

I might look up 100 different things on Wikipedia. The fact that Wikipedia has all sorts of flaws is something I only needed to learn once.

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Re:Seven years on, what do we know about the disappearance o... by andrewflnr on Tuesday January 24, 2023 @09:51PM (#34513780)
The phrase "Wikipedia agrees" succinctly encodes the correct degree of confidence, as opposed to "it's true, see Wikipedia".
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Re:Seven years on, what do we know about the disappearance o... by ignoramous on Wednesday January 25, 2023 @06:51AM (#34517189)
An argument can be made, I guess, if one leaves out the exclamation... "Wikipedia agrees!"
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Re:Seven years on, what do we know about the disappearance o... by andrewflnr on Wednesday January 25, 2023 @09:49AM (#34518851)
You're really reaching for nitpicks, there.
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