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Gahh.

Wikipedia is just like, so annoying.

I started out reading about Canada, then it came to the list of country sizes, then the Kingdom of the Netherlands, then the West Frisian Language, then the municipality I live in, to my municipal capital, and atm I've just finished reading about my little village.

God damnit I hate it so much...

But I love it so much at the same time.

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I remember a fun little game which had the purpose of getting to a certain page the fastest, via the 'Random page' button on the mainpage. Fun times :')
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Yep wikipedia is cool. you learn alot by checking wikipedia now and then.

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Do you guys think the public education system is broken when I have learned more from wikipedia?
My attention span is

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Guys hit random and try to get to hitler or SRO you choose,post your trip
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Shomari wrote:Do you guys think the public education system is broken when I have learned more from wikipedia?

+1milion
i agree with this. . ive learnt much more off this website that at school IMO, But then again the English school i went to i hated everything about it. .
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Yeah it is true. I've never been a wizz with that stuff school gives me to do at home, but a good Wikipage is always a nice read.

Thanks to Wikipedia I'm the best in class with English, Topography and History.
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The difference between school and Wikipedia is that whenever you use Wikipedia, you look up whatever interests you. So of course your going to pay more attention to it/learn more from it.

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Tasdik wrote:The difference between school and Wikipedia is that whenever you use Wikipedia, you look up whatever interests you. So of course your going to pay more attention to it/learn more from it.

No.
This year I'm in a regular World History class and it is so easy, that out of the 90 minute periods I finish all my work in about 10 minutes. I spend the rest if the time playing on my IPod.
Everyone else is so slow.
I think the reason for public education failing is those students that just don't care holding the class back.

" Whats a muslim?"
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Excellent point.

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Doron wrote:Gahh.

Wikipedia is just like, so annoying.

But I love it so much at the same time.

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I kind of agree with ya.. xD
But I don't really trust Wikipedia as anyone can edit the info
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People love to read Wikipedia articles because its their choice to read it, unlike school.
I took many lessons about the World War through my school education, but I never knew anything until I read about it in Wikipedia, same to many subjects.
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Wikipedia is the devil though when your trying to do research for assignments.

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Toasty wrote:Wikipedia is the devil though when your trying to do research for assignments.


The thing about Canada IS my school assignment.
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Doron wrote:
Toasty wrote:Wikipedia is the devil though when your trying to do research for assignments.


The thing about Canada IS my school assignment.


Uggggh.. dont use wiki.

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i call it wiki surfing, same with youtube surfing and internet surfing, one link leads to another and leads to another i started off reading about engines and managed to find my way to vibrators
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random article :love:

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Toasty wrote:Wikipedia is the devil though when your trying to do research for assignments.


Cunt-pasting references FTW?

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Squirt wrote:Guys hit random and try to get to hitler or SRO you choose,post your trip


John Kenneth Graham (random)
Louisiana State University
National Science Foundation
Computer science
Computer graphics
Video game
Massively multiplayer online role-playing game
List of massively multiplayer online role-playing games
Silkroad Online

that was easy :D

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Squirt's game is easy.

Marklo
Charlemagne
Western Europe
Germany
World War II
Adolf Hitler

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Yeh...

Tennis at the 1991 Summer Universiade (random)
United Kingdom
Continental Europe
Germanic Studies
German Studies
History Of Germany
Adolf Hitler

pah.

Sro would take longer.
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Doron wrote:Sro would take longer.



Only a little longer.

Maxon (Random)
Maxon Effects Pedals
Queens of the Stone Age
Rock Band
Electronic Arts
Video Games
Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Games
List of Free MMOGs
Silkroad Online.

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Lemme try:

Stan Knowles (random)
Australia
Pacific Ocean
Asia
South Korea
Video Game Culture
MMORPG
List of free MMOGs
Silkroad Online

Dayumn.
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Only thing you should be reading about Canada is Montreal :love:
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Robert Anderson(random)
Marylebone Cricket Club
Dubai
South Asia
East Asia
South Korea
online games
gold farming
MMOG
List of MMORPGs
Silkroad Online

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I copy paste off wikipedia for my court case assignments. :]

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Konstancja Poniatowska (random)
Polish
NATO
Cold War
Korean War
Republic of Korea
Online Games
World Of Warcraft
MMORGP
List of massively multiplayer online role-playing games
Silkroad Online

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Heosphoros wrote:I copy paste off wikipedia for my court case assignments. :]


This makes me think of the time that someone died and some people put well timed intentionally false info for the wikipedia entry. This lead to news papers and I think tv news to quote it which they later had to retract and admit to poor research.
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