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Does Wikipedia Suck on Science Stories?

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the knowing-your-audience dept.

An anonymous reader writes "An editor from Wired writes on his blog that Wikipedia sucks for science stories — not because they are inaccurate, but because of what he calls the 'tragedy of the uncommon': Too many experts writing about subjects in ways that no non-expert can understand. Would this be the dumbing-down of Wikipedia — or would it be a better resource for everyone?"

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  1. dumb by larry+bagina · · Score: 4, Funny

    if thy want dumbed down science stories, I suggest they check out this site.

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    Do you even lift?

    These aren't the 'roids you're looking for.