Evidently, Wikipedia didn't get the memo that Robert Marve will declare on Friday. (New screen cap.)
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You do understand how Wikipedia works, right?
Lou Brock loves Lamp.
by birdjam on May 20, 2009 8:39 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I'm sure he does
But finding the reader submissions that slip through whatever filtering mechanism they have in place is a favorite past time. This one’s pretty tame, but hey, it’s summer.
Rocky Top Talk
by Joel on May 20, 2009 8:46 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
And yes, it's summer.
This was meant more as a chuckle than a serious accusation.
by Hooper on May 20, 2009 3:00 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I do.
I also understand that they are adamant about being a credible source rather than a journalistic source. That means that everything must be certified via citation. Obviously, this cannot be.
by Hooper on May 20, 2009 3:00 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Most news nowadays isn't cited.
Source: Marve to choose Purdue
“A senior White House official spoke…”
by wvvol on May 20, 2009 3:31 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sure, for journalists.
They are the primary source that Wikipedia and others are supposed to cite. Wiki does not advertise itself as a news agency, but as a type of encyclopedia. That’s why you see all the flags on things about topics not including sufficient citation or not being substantive enough (etc.).
Again, it’s just for fun. But somebody felt passionate enough about it to slip in a Wiki update that has Marve going to Purdue, even though it’s still an unresolved issue (even though it seems to lean that way).
by Hooper on May 20, 2009 3:58 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I believe
his presser will be live on “College Football Today” on ESPN thursday, 3:30 I think is when the program starts.
Give me a thousand Tennesseans, and I'll whip any other thousand men on the globe!-Andrew Jackson
by jimvols on May 20, 2009 6:32 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Do some googling for the kid who fooled most major media outlets with wikipedia
He posted a poetic (but false) quote on some famous poet’s wiki page just after he died. A whole bunch of news agencies took it and ran with it for his obit. Funny stuff.
by rblakeh on May 20, 2009 8:22 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
There was also that Ted Kennedy bit after the inauguration.
Tasteless, but it got the point across.
And to be clear, I love Wikipedia. It’s a tremendously useful website. It just has to be kept in perspective. It’s not a source, though it does have a useful list of starting sources on most pages. My big fear is the day that Wikipedia get hit on a class action suit for plagiarism. A surprisingly large proportion of their text is cut/pasted from other sources (usually the listed ones) in a manner that does not meet citation requirements. (It’s yet one more reason to never use Wiki as a formal citation. Ever.)
by Hooper on May 21, 2009 7:56 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wikipedia is great for getting started on papers and studying for history exams
It’s usefulness in academia stops there though, unfortunately. I will say that it can sometimes be useful for explanations of algorithms and equations, though.
by rblakeh on May 21, 2009 8:29 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oh, yes.
It’s invaluable for mathy stuff. Kind of like Wolfram, only easier to search.
by Hooper on May 21, 2009 10:22 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs



















