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Wikipedia is now (in terms of hours of work), the largest collaborative human endeavour ever undertaken.

Posted by Raphael
Tags: wikipedia
https://www.opendemocracy.net/digitaliberties/john-lubbock/authoritarian-governments-hate-wikipedia-which-is-exactly-why-you-should-get-involved

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Title
Authoritarian governments hate Wikipedia, which is why you should get involved
Published
Aug 11 2017
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1503 words

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      autopsy_turvy
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      Tried that once, he called it "a deep-state propaganda tool maintained by libtards" since "anyone can change the articles anytime" Only if they listed sources in each article....

      Tried that once, he called it "a deep-state propaganda tool maintained by libtards" since "anyone can change the articles anytime"

      Only if they listed sources in each article....

      7 votes
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        Raphael
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        Don't cite Wikipedia, cite the sources cited in Wikipedia.

        Don't cite Wikipedia, cite the sources cited in Wikipedia.

        8 votes
        1. autopsy_turvy
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          ^^ The ultimate secret to getting through school (i.e. "Don't use Wikipedia as a source in your essay!!") Sadly, the discussion I mentioned was about what sources of info can be trusted, which...

          ^^ The ultimate secret to getting through school (i.e. "Don't use Wikipedia as a source in your essay!!")

          Sadly, the discussion I mentioned was about what sources of info can be trusted, which apparently is limited to fringe conspiracy sites and Fox News.

          6 votes
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    Suppercutz
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    But everybody, do some donating to Wikipedia. Even if it's only $5. If it were gone because it ran out of money, wouldn't you wish that you had?

    But everybody, do some donating to Wikipedia. Even if it's only $5. If it were gone because it ran out of money, wouldn't you wish that you had?

    5 votes
    1. Neverland
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      When I heard a Trump rep say on CNN that we were in the post-fact era I immediately donated some money for the first time ever.

      When I heard a Trump rep say on CNN that we were in the post-fact era I immediately donated some money for the first time ever.

      4 votes
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    nsz
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    Does anybody know how many manhours or probably years have gone into making Wikipedia? What's the project that it supplanted?

    Does anybody know how many manhours or probably years have gone into making Wikipedia? What's the project that it supplanted?

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    1. Raphael
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      I can think of many institutions that have many more hours of work, the U.S. military for example, or most nations, but not a single fully collaborative project except Wikipedia.

      I can think of many institutions that have many more hours of work, the U.S. military for example, or most nations, but not a single fully collaborative project except Wikipedia.