User:Arthur Warrington Thomas

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[edit] How I think of Wikipedia

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I believe that Wikipedia is the future of knowledge distribution. Albeit, NOT at all the be all and end all! This I fear MUST be clearly pointed out!

However, I see Wikipedia as a “first point of contact” for source information. There is no doubt in my mind about this as Wikipedia supplies far more information on any given subject than any other Encyclopaedia or other source of information out their. This is simply a case of “more often than not.”

Wikipedia is a fantastic and ever growing resource for a “first point of contact” regarding substantial information on any subject. However, as with any source for information, it is never infallible and on this note I would always say that you should verify everything with secondary sources! I would say this with anything, not only Wikipedia. In fact, I would go as far as to say that you should do your own independent investigations into subjects of a personal interest and for basically furthering your own knowledge in any subject.

Sheikh Abdul-Aziz ibn Myatt after his conversion to Islam in 1998, wearing traditional Islamic clothing, a Thobe and a Kufi.

“A recent "Gadget Show" also compared Wikipedia with the chargeable and subscription based Brittanica equivalent, and came to a similar conclusion. They pointed out that Wikipedia was more likely to produce more information about current world people and information (the example they gave was that a search for Brad Pitt would only reveal a reference to Pitt the Elder in Britanicca), so it could be agrued that Wikipedia provides more information - albeit potentially biased or even just plain incorrect. It did however qualify this by saying that Wikipedia was an excellent first source of information, but that any information should be checked with a second reference source. I tend to agree - as long as you realise this when using it.“

Wikipedia works if verifiable references are given for information contained in its articles.

Down with the elite wisdom disinformation dissemination machine!

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• "It is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data. Insensibly one begins to twist facts to suit theories, instead of theories to suit facts."

- Sherlock Holmes, via Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

As so often, I am struck by the lengths Communists, Zionists and Neocons will go to create their own version of history. - Robert C Prenic, 02 December 2006)

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