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Re:Ask HN: Idea Sunday by DanBC on Sunday April 06, 2014 @03:15PM (#7542285)
I've previously said that I'd like to see a fork of Wikipedia.

The new version would remove the toxic meta community. It would focus on narrow and defined topics ("science", "art over 50 years old") and would have rigorous fact checking and sourcing. It would aim for truth and accuracy, not whatever the hell WP currently does.

It would also have much better introductory paragraphs for every article.

Re:Ask HN: Idea Sunday by zvanness on Sunday April 06, 2014 @03:39PM (#7542444)
That would be a great! A verification algorithm of sources and how objective the information is.

The concept I mentioned relies heavily on Wikipedia and Wolfram Alpha. It seems like unfortunately Wikipedia is starting to see it's own share of not so important/factual information.