Completely off topic, sorry, this website is atrocious. Massive blinking popup ads that defy an ad blocker. Just why? On topic: remembering that guy who ran the entire wikipedia for some nearly...
Completely off topic, sorry, this website is atrocious. Massive blinking popup ads that defy an ad blocker. Just why?
On topic: remembering that guy who ran the entire wikipedia for some nearly dead language and someone who actually spoke it found the site and was like, this is all made up gibberish. Happened way before ChatGPT.
For those interested in reading more about the gibberish: Shock an aw: US teenager wrote huge slice of Scots Wikipedia The Guardian – Libby Brooks & Alex Hern – 26th August 2020
For those interested in reading more about the gibberish:
Now an American teenager – who does not speak Scots, the language of Robert Burns – has been revealed as responsible for almost half of the entries on the Scots language version of Wikipedia.
The revelation about the teenage contributor was made on Reddit by a user called Ultach who pointed out that Scots Wikipedia was notorious for its poor linguistic quality.
The Guardian – Libby Brooks & Alex Hern – 26th August 2020
I’m reminded of how Stack Exchange has Area 51, which is where people propose new sites. They require a minimum amount of activity to launch. It sounds like Wikipedia had too lax a process and...
I’m reminded of how Stack Exchange has Area 51, which is where people propose new sites. They require a minimum amount of activity to launch.
It sounds like Wikipedia had too lax a process and should have required a minimum number of volunteers who actually speak a language before fully launching that version of Wikipedia?
Completely off topic, sorry, this website is atrocious. Massive blinking popup ads that defy an ad blocker. Just why?
On topic: remembering that guy who ran the entire wikipedia for some nearly dead language and someone who actually spoke it found the site and was like, this is all made up gibberish. Happened way before ChatGPT.
For those interested in reading more about the gibberish:
Shock an aw: US teenager wrote huge slice of Scots Wikipedia
The Guardian – Libby Brooks & Alex Hern – 26th August 2020
Hey you found it thanks! Thats amazing! I gave up after “wiki language project actually gibberish” returned nada
I’m reminded of how Stack Exchange has Area 51, which is where people propose new sites. They require a minimum amount of activity to launch.
It sounds like Wikipedia had too lax a process and should have required a minimum number of volunteers who actually speak a language before fully launching that version of Wikipedia?
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