wikipedia

Jstar1 · Post by **Jstar1** » Mon Sep 03, 2007 10:46 pm

anybody here know anything about wikipedia?

Dystopia · Post by **Dystopia** » Mon Sep 03, 2007 10:49 pm

Its a website.

ThatBluePerson · Post by **ThatBluePerson** » Mon Sep 03, 2007 10:49 pm

Dystopia wrote:Its a website + an encyclopedia.

papa59roach · Post by **papa59roach** » Mon Sep 03, 2007 10:50 pm

its a website and an encyclopedia that plagearizes

XemnasXD · Post by **XemnasXD** » Mon Sep 03, 2007 10:50 pm

ThatBluePerson wrote:
Dystopia wrote:Its a website + an encyclopedia + a great place to meet friends].

Post by **dom** » Mon Sep 03, 2007 10:51 pm

papa59roach wrote:its a website and an encyclopedia that plagearizes

You should check if they have a dictionary.

Jstar1 · Post by **Jstar1** » Mon Sep 03, 2007 10:54 pm

I just got banned from there for 3RR, which is undoing somebody's edit to an article more than three times in a day

the ban was unfair (in my opinion) because the other guy was edit warring too.

Ell · Post by **Ell** » Mon Sep 03, 2007 10:56 pm

Oh wow, I remember you were the guy who made the post trying to convince everyone here to **** up one of their articles because you disagreed or something.

Jstar1 · Post by **Jstar1** » Mon Sep 03, 2007 10:58 pm

Im surprised at how people remember one another and their actions

anyways I'm banned forever

I personally think it was a good thing because I'm a high school sophomore

and I think that I shouldn't be wasting time on wikipedia and instead study

Dystopia · Post by **Dystopia** » Mon Sep 03, 2007 11:18 pm

Jstar1 wrote:Im surprised at how people remember one another and their actions

anyways I'm banned forever

I personally think it was a good thing because I'm a high school sophomore

and I think that I shouldn't be wasting time on wikipedia and instead study

Umm id consider it a bad thing, wiki is a good source of information..

ZiNC · Post by **ZiNC** » Mon Sep 03, 2007 11:27 pm

yeah its an good sourse for good and bad information as i use it in an bad way lol :twisted:

Jstar1 · Post by **Jstar1** » Mon Sep 03, 2007 11:27 pm

Dystopia wrote:
Jstar1 wrote:Im surprised at how people remember one another and their actions

anyways I'm banned forever

I personally think it was a good thing because I'm a high school sophomore

and I think that I shouldn't be wasting time on wikipedia and instead study

Umm id consider it a bad thing, wiki is a good source of information..

I dunno, all my teachers tell me if I use wikipedia as a source, I'll get a bad grade on my report or project.

Wikipedia must suck balls because they tell middleschoolers not to use it either

Post by **dom** » Mon Sep 03, 2007 11:50 pm

Jstar1 wrote:
Dystopia wrote:
Jstar1 wrote:Im surprised at how people remember one another and their actions

anyways I'm banned forever

I personally think it was a good thing because I'm a high school sophomore

and I think that I shouldn't be wasting time on wikipedia and instead study

Umm id consider it a bad thing, wiki is a good source of information..

I dunno, all my teachers tell me if I use wikipedia as a source, I'll get a bad grade on my report or project.

Wikipedia must suck balls because they tell middleschoolers not to use it either

Wikipedia is the best way to learn the most about a subject in the shortest amount of time possible. What wikipedia is good for, is prereading; afterwards, you can begin to draft. You cite the same sources that wikipedia has, and you add quotes from books at your library.

Jstar1 · Post by **Jstar1** » Tue Sep 04, 2007 12:05 am

thats true

Aiyas · Post by **Aiyas** » Tue Sep 04, 2007 5:50 am

dom wrote:
Jstar1 wrote:
Dystopia wrote:
Jstar1 wrote:Im surprised at how people remember one another and their actions

anyways I'm banned forever

I personally think it was a good thing because I'm a high school sophomore

and I think that I shouldn't be wasting time on wikipedia and instead study

Umm id consider it a bad thing, wiki is a good source of information..

I dunno, all my teachers tell me if I use wikipedia as a source, I'll get a bad grade on my report or project.

Wikipedia must suck balls because they tell middleschoolers not to use it either

Wikipedia is the best way to learn the most about a subject in the shortest amount of time possible. What wikipedia is good for, is prereading; afterwards, you can begin to draft. You cite the same sources that wikipedia has, and you add quotes from books at your library.

+1

It's an excellent way to get an understanding about a subject if you're completely in the dark. Personally, I like it.

MrFudge · Post by **MrFudge** » Tue Sep 04, 2007 5:56 am

people can edit the info on there but it gets fixed pretty quickly.

PiiNoY · Post by **PiiNoY** » Tue Sep 04, 2007 6:57 am

Dystopia wrote:Its a website.

Barotix · Post by **Barotix** » Wed Sep 05, 2007 12:01 am

one time i was doing a project using wiki
and the next day the page i was using only said

GAY

i was pissed, i was like wtf, now i have to google stuff dammit

Belgarath · Post by **Belgarath** » Wed Sep 05, 2007 12:21 am

Like dom said, only use it to get the broad picture of your subject. I fell into the Wiki rut in like 7th/8th grade and there was no pulling me out.

People like you are the reason sites like that don't work. You always have some pricks going in and screwing stuff up.

Jstar1 · Post by **Jstar1** » Wed Sep 05, 2007 12:27 am

Belgarath wrote:Like dom said, only use it to get the broad picture of your subject. I fell into the Wiki rut in like 7th/8th grade and there was no pulling me out.

People like you are the reason sites like that don't work. You always have some pricks going in and screwing stuff up.

I wasn't a vandalizer 0_o

ive been contributing a lot since 1 year and half ago

and the block was unfair, like seriously unfair. Im not just saying this like little kids do when they lose or something

And wikipedia has too many problems (that could be fixed easily)

90% of the vandalizers are anon users (meaning only their IP adress show up). Make a rule that only registered users can edit, wow their stupid

And the elitism is what scares everybody off. Editors think that noobs suck and should stay in the background until 5 months later, until they can start doing stuff.

Unless what you write in is accepted and meets all the requirements (and there are about 50 policies for you to read), your edits just get thrown away

[SD]Master_Wong · Post by **[SD]Master_Wong** » Wed Sep 05, 2007 12:36 am

its a moderated website which is set up that ever visit has a chance to add, delete, edit information on it aka wiki. this means a few things one been the information is not always 100% accurate or true but also means things can be updated fast and without delay if hundereds or thousands of people are viewing a topic that is constantly changing such as latest news

heroo · Post by **heroo** » Wed Sep 05, 2007 5:36 pm

i use it many times, very usefull