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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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