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11-26-2007, 01:10 PM
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Bias In The Media Post #11 | | Newb
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wikipedia is a hellhole of ***** and idiots. the current trend seems to be deleting trivia sections of articles, ie removing all the bits that are readable and interesting. presumably to free up space to write more on mortal kombat 3: the cartoon
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11-26-2007, 01:17 PM
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Bias In The Media Post #12 | | Registered User
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Wikipedia is what it is: a depository of information which is only as good as the people who place it there, and moderate it.
Unlike conventional encyclopaedia, Wiki is a best guess stab at an answer to the trivial, but not a source to be relied upon. I use it to answer general stat questions or pub quiz answers. I wouldn't use it for an essay.
Is Wikipedia biased? I expect so, but I wouldn't use it or depend upon it for anything substantial. No way.
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11-26-2007, 03:19 PM
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Bias In The Media Post #13 | | Newb
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Conservapedia was founded by Phyllis Schlafly's son (not the gay one). What kind of quality do you expect?
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11-26-2007, 03:27 PM
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Bias In The Media Post #14 | | Newb
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Wikipedia is good for general facts and brief histories of people and other stuff. It certainly isnt a history of the world or anything like that 
It pretty crap in tersm of accuracy though. In Cumbria it misses out the 11th biggest town in Cumbria on the Cumbria page. Id edit it if it wasnt a horribly complex procedure (and i could actually be arsed). Besides someone would edit it out again no doubt  | |
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11-26-2007, 03:27 PM
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Bias In The Media Post #15 | | Newb
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Apparentnly i have Cumbria Tourettes  | |
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11-26-2007, 04:33 PM
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Bias In The Media Post #16 | | Registered User
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Absolutely not. You'd have a better case arguing for a liberal slant in universities and other places of academia.
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11-26-2007, 05:03 PM
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Bias In The Media Post #17 | | Newb
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Quote:
Originally posted by Recife:
Conservapedia was founded by Phyllis Schlafly's son (not the gay one). What kind of quality do you expect?
| Oh I knew I what it was going to be like, but still amusing drivel nonetheless really
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11-26-2007, 05:08 PM
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Bias In The Media Post #18 | | Joe Blow
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I'd never heard of Schafly before, but hey, you can never have too many conservative hate figures in your life. Quote: |
"By getting married, the woman has consented to sex, and I don't think you can call it rape."
| *Be's speechless*
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11-26-2007, 06:05 PM
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Bias In The Media Post #19 | | Newb
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Quote:
Originally posted by msteuk:
By 'liberal' you mean that horrible Americanism for anything vaguely leftist/centrist?
| Hence this little gem.
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11-26-2007, 06:13 PM
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Bias In The Media Post #20 | | Newb
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