very funny + SFW : http://www.collegehumor.com/video:1830262 -jmz On Sun, Oct 19, 2008 at 7:27 PM, Mike Schwartz wrote: >> "written, edited, and maintained [...] by volunteers." > > True, there is almost no limit to how bogus a given > article might be (become), at least temporarily. > The damage might be due to someone well-meaning but > inept or misguided, or someone who was actually malicious. > > On the other hand, supposedly there are enough eyes > gazing over the "recently changed" logs, that if someone > does post some "mis" info., then theoretically it should > be "on the air" only for a short time, before some altruistic > helping hand comes along and pitches in to correct it. > > It is similar to wikipedia -- which, it seems to me, can > sometimes be a good source of explanations, which > (maybe even after you already have the facts), > may help to suggest (better) ways to "understand" > something, that is, an attitude, (a point of view); > how to see it, how to think about it, that might even > help to remember the facts, or to see how/why the > facts make sense. > > Also, at en.wikipedia.org at least, they have links > to [supposedly] authoritative "sources" -- which can > be very useful. Those (typically on other web sites), > each have their own level of "reputation" or credibility; > but given the range of such levels, some of them are > probably pretty "authoritative". > -- > Mike Schwartz > Glendale AZ > schwartz@acm.org > > On Sun, Oct 19, 2008 at 6:21 PM, Rob Goelz wrote: >> Mike, >> >> Thanks for posting this -- it seems to have a lot of excellent information >> (especially for a relative Linux n00b like me). >> >> Wiki sites are great for information sharing but I inherently distrust >> them due to the ability of anyone to edit the page. From the main page: >> "written, edited, and maintained primarily by volunteers." >> >> I suppose that the same is true of most forums in that someone could take >> bad advice and damage their system, but at least on most forums, people have >> to register and can be held accountable. On wikis, unless you choose to >> register, the only thing tracked is your IP address. So far the stuff that >> I've read seems to check out though. :) >> >> What does everyone else think? >> >> -rob >> >> On Sun, Oct 19, 2008 at 2:45 PM, Mike Schwartz wrote: >>> >>> Maybe it's just me, >>> (having been in a cave, lo these umpteen years), >>> but when I came across this: >>> http://www.wikihow.com/Category:Linux >>> recently, >>> it was news to me. >>> -- >>> Mike Schwartz >>> [...] >>> --------------------------------------------------- >>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - [...] > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss