Wikipedia

the_exile · February 2004

I searched for Lusitania on Wikipedia.com, and aside from the usual information, I found an entry about the planet Lusitania from the Ender's Game universe... Is the entire dictionary like that??

Biggles · February 2004

Isn't wikipedia capable of having entries submitted by anyone without review? The problem with a system like that is that there is no quality control.

Sanfam · February 2004

Doesn't it have a panel of reviewers or something?

Like, a select group of people who...review?

Biggles · February 2004

I would hope so.

the_exile · February 2004

It must, because I took a quick skim, and everything I saw looked fairly professional; not as good as a real encyclopedia, but it had everything I needed. That would be REALLY cool if it was completed... a comprehensive database of not only historical and scientific information, but also fictional and literary entries...

croxis · February 2004

I found some interesting entires on... positions....

the_exile · February 2004

Interesting, because I found none. I can only imagine...

Biggles · February 2004

[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by the_exile [/i]
[B]It must, because I took a quick skim, and everything I saw looked fairly professional; not as good as a real encyclopedia, but it had everything I needed. That would be REALLY cool if it was completed... a comprehensive database of not only historical and scientific information, but also fictional and literary entries... [/B][/QUOTE]

Provided fictional entries are marked as such in all cases.

the_exile · February 2004

[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Biggles [/i]
[B]Provided fictional entries are marked as such in all cases. [/B][/QUOTE]

Hehehehe...

Captain,Simmonds · February 2004

[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by croxis [/i]
[B]I found some interesting entires on... positions.... [/B][/QUOTE]

I remember that, Some very good info on positions.

bobo · February 2004

The whole idea of a Wiki is that it is dynamic and modifiable by [i]anyone[/i]. It should be an [i]interesting[/i] reference source, but not necessarily an [i]accurate[/i] source, though as was pointed out, there are editors checking pages.