Wikipedia

[tonywalt]

Does anyone contribute articles or information? I do from time to time. (having trouble with the reference/citation)

[cacian]

No I don't.
What kind of articles do you contribute tony?

[Lokasenna]

I used to do a fair bit of alteration to wikipedia, particularly on Old Norse topics. I sort of stopped because, more often that not, I would find that someone had come along after and changed it back to how it was before. I really did find that frustrating.

[cacian]

I used to do a fair bit of alteration to wikipedia, particularly on Old Norse topics. I sort of stopped because, more often that not, I would find that someone had come along after and changed it back to how it was before. I really did find that frustrating.

That is interesting.
Wiki agents are around in case you type they do not agree with.

[Lokasenna]

That is interesting.
Wiki agents are around in case you type they do not agree with.

Yes - the problem is that I know that I am right! In disagreeing with me, they are putting information out there that is incorrect.

[cacian]

Yes - the problem is that I know that I am right! In disagreeing with me, they are putting information out there that is incorrect.

I absolutely agree with you and that is the problem with wiki. There is a lot of information they give is incorrect.
I guess that is part of google right to have a wiki?

[Shevek]

I used to do a fair bit of alteration to wikipedia, particularly on Old Norse topics. I sort of stopped because, more often that not, I would find that someone had come along after and changed it back to how it was before. I really did find that frustrating.

Yeah, I spent quite a bit of time expanding an article on Derek Parfit and it was all removed when I checked it the next day. Definitely put me off contributing. That was a year ago, though... maybe I'll try again on a different article.

[Calidore]

Don't they have any kind of appeals process or oversight in case of conflicting contributors?

[Gladys]

Yes - the problem is that I know that I am right! In disagreeing with me, they are putting information out there that is incorrect.

I am intrigued that any contributor would savage your Wikipedia submission on Old Norse, a topic in which few would have expertise, unless to improve your submission. Can you give some insight into who might do this, and what their motives may be? I would expect that this contributor would be able - and would avail himself of the opportunity - to contact you first regarding your submission, as a matter of courtesy if for no better reason. I gather you have no redress other than deleting his changes and restoring your original submission.

As a reader of Wikipedia, who has recently read Ibsen's Warriors at Helgeland, this matter seems rather important.

[B. Laumness]

It wouldn’t be the first time that the contributions of an expert are belied by a so-called specialist who is actually ignorant. Not a surprise since anyone can participate. Criticism of Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Criticism_of_Wikipedia) can be found on the site itself.

[cafolini]

It wouldn’t be the first time that the contributions of an expert are belied by a so-called specialist who is actually ignorant. Not a surprise since anyone can participate. Criticism of Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Criticism_of_Wikipedia) can be found on the site itself.

Agree. It's what's constantly happening.

[Babyguile]

The grammar and punctuation on that site is apalling. I read it for a good laugh though (otherwise I'd cry).

[manuscript]

if i have noticed a factual error i have just added it to the talk page rather than editing the article content directly.

[tonywalt]

I am creating and amending a few Wikipedia articles. Now that I figured out javascript it's much easier - faster as I get more comfortable with javascript.