What really bugs me is that word does not check the single characters. So if I type s instead of so and m instead of me, word does not check it at all!
1) Trust the people.
Wikipedia demonstrates how to empower the people. How to find the equilibrium between freedom and control, trust and caution.
2) Spread the knowledge.
Wikipedia is being developed in more than 200 languages, the last time when I checked. Most of the non-english languages have negligible presence on the web (for e.g. Asian languages), while some don't have any web presence at all and still have to figure out how to computerize their language (for e.g. some African languages). The articles written even by non-experts in those languages are proved to be much more useful to the people who don't understand english.
The issue of "Reliability of source" does not arise when there are not too many sources available. Or in some cases the other options are too difficult to access, like visiting the "nearest" library that may be more than 100 miles away and requesting the librarian to help you find an article published in the Encyclopedia (in your language) in the year 1970!
3) Sister sites like wikiquote, wiktionary, wikibooks etc.
The issues of bias and trolls does not arise in case of quotes by great people and wiktionary (dictionary). I think no one will doubt the value that is being created through these sites.
"Word creates the line by formatting the previous paragraph with a bottom border line, and the answer is to highlight the previous paragraph and edit its
formatting to remove it."
How does word expects a user to know that?
I remember due to faulty electric suppy I was getting mild shock whenever I used the mice from one of the cafes. The pain in the right arm lasted for more than a day. I am now afraid of electric current than the bacteria!
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What really bugs me is that word does not check the single characters. So if I type s instead of so and m instead of me, word does not check it at all!
1) Trust the people.
Wikipedia demonstrates how to empower the people. How to find the equilibrium between freedom and control, trust and caution.
2) Spread the knowledge.
Wikipedia is being developed in more than 200 languages, the last time when I checked. Most of the non-english languages have negligible presence on the web (for e.g. Asian languages), while some don't have any web presence at all and still have to figure out how to computerize their language (for e.g. some African languages). The articles written even by non-experts in those languages are proved to be much more useful to the people who don't understand english. The issue of "Reliability of source" does not arise when there are not too many sources available. Or in some cases the other options are too difficult to access, like visiting the "nearest" library that may be more than 100 miles away and requesting the librarian to help you find an article published in the Encyclopedia (in your language) in the year 1970!
3) Sister sites like wikiquote, wiktionary, wikibooks etc.
The issues of bias and trolls does not arise in case of quotes by great people and wiktionary (dictionary). I think no one will doubt the value that is being created through these sites.
"Word creates the line by formatting the previous paragraph with a bottom border line, and the answer is to highlight the previous paragraph and edit its formatting to remove it." How does word expects a user to know that?
I remember due to faulty electric suppy I was getting mild shock whenever I used the mice from one of the cafes. The pain in the right arm lasted for more than a day. I am now afraid of electric current than the bacteria!