Wikipedia is in a situation where they don't want to claim any responsibility for integrity, yet at the same time this false sense of integrity is precisely what makes their site so successful.
A normal Encyclopedia's usefullness is directly proportionate to the wisdon of the writer. Wikipedia's usefulness is directly proportionate to the intelligence of the reader.
Do you see why?
If you are unable to read something critically and check references and strip out what sounds like a load of BS, then Wikipedia shouldn't be in your bookmarks. For those of us that are able to filter through raw information collected in one place, recognize bias and follow up on references, Wikipedia is a wonderful resource.
Wasn't the phone company outlawed from mandating the hardware that could be hooked up to the phone lines? And the phone company actually owns the lines until they come into your house, and are the direct service provider.
Now we have a *content* group trying to force the same hardware constraints. They don't own the hardware, the lines or provide the service. I can't believe this has progressed as far as it already has.
People can use a computer to get from point A to point B. Same thing with a car. You don't need to know how to change your oil to simply drive to the store.
When something goes wrong, in either case, the average person can't fix the problem. I don't know why people are willing to pay to have their cars fixed but expect their computers to be fixed for free.
As for adding new features? Give me a break. If you bought the thing with a certain feature set installed, and then the manufacturer supplies a new flash that enables more features, its your problem if you can't install it. Be happy they are providing it for free.
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Wikipedia is in a situation where they don't want to claim any responsibility for integrity, yet at the same time this false sense of integrity is precisely what makes their site so successful. A normal Encyclopedia's usefullness is directly proportionate to the wisdon of the writer. Wikipedia's usefulness is directly proportionate to the intelligence of the reader. Do you see why? If you are unable to read something critically and check references and strip out what sounds like a load of BS, then Wikipedia shouldn't be in your bookmarks. For those of us that are able to filter through raw information collected in one place, recognize bias and follow up on references, Wikipedia is a wonderful resource.
Wasn't the phone company outlawed from mandating the hardware that could be hooked up to the phone lines? And the phone company actually owns the lines until they come into your house, and are the direct service provider. Now we have a *content* group trying to force the same hardware constraints. They don't own the hardware, the lines or provide the service. I can't believe this has progressed as far as it already has.
People can use a computer to get from point A to point B. Same thing with a car. You don't need to know how to change your oil to simply drive to the store. When something goes wrong, in either case, the average person can't fix the problem. I don't know why people are willing to pay to have their cars fixed but expect their computers to be fixed for free. As for adding new features? Give me a break. If you bought the thing with a certain feature set installed, and then the manufacturer supplies a new flash that enables more features, its your problem if you can't install it. Be happy they are providing it for free.