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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. Well ... by iknowcss · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Just as long as they make it simple enough for me to do my scientific school research on it. Wikipedia is the best and most reliable site for that kind of stuff!

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    1. Re:Well ... by slothman32 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

      With respect to your sig:When you stare into the Goatse, the Goatse stares back into you.
      Now I have a horrible picture of him actually right next ot me rather than just on my screen.

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