> As someone who's contributed to Wikipedia and seen how the sausage is made: that's stupid
What is stupid is considering that only paid publications are citeable. This sort of thinking is malicious and frankly borderline retarted. You don’t even understand the point of the article.
From the article:
> Public service, like contributing to Wikipedia, goes largely unrecognised, if it is even counted at all
That is because commenters like this one don’t want people to have unrestricted access to education or resources. Of course it’s suits their propaganda to yell that Wikipedia is unreliable. Wikipedia is one of the best things about open Internet. There is no reason for it to exist, but yet it does. The world will plunge into despair if one day resources like Wikipedia vanish.
Sites like wikipedia, Internet archive should be treated like rare gems. Academics and others do have a duty to preserve it.
What is stupid is considering that only paid publications are citeable. This sort of thinking is malicious and frankly borderline retarted. You don’t even understand the point of the article.
From the article: > Public service, like contributing to Wikipedia, goes largely unrecognised, if it is even counted at all
That is because commenters like this one don’t want people to have unrestricted access to education or resources. Of course it’s suits their propaganda to yell that Wikipedia is unreliable. Wikipedia is one of the best things about open Internet. There is no reason for it to exist, but yet it does. The world will plunge into despair if one day resources like Wikipedia vanish.
Sites like wikipedia, Internet archive should be treated like rare gems. Academics and others do have a duty to preserve it.