For me wikepedias really are a good place to start in research more than the authorative source itself. On Sun, Oct 19, 2008 at 9:18 PM, Joshua Zeidner wrote: > 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 > -- A mouse trap, placed on top of your alarm clock, will prevent you from rolling over and going back to sleep after you hit the snooze button. Stephen --------------------------------------------------- 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