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Heh Wikipedia is the worst. I feel like half the time I post something intelligent I basically get a bunch of people calling me a faggot for reading books, more often than not with 'references' to Wikipedia to explain why I'm wrong.

I feel the need to point out that this is not, in fact, a problem with Wikipedia.



Maybe not entirely, but Wikipedia being wrong about lots of basic things is certainly a problem.


[citation needed]

If I recall correctly, there have been studies comparing Wikipedia and "proper" encyclopediae that suggest the error rates are about equal, and quite low in both.


'Wrongness' is an abstract concept that can't really be measured, let alone with something as simplistic as an error rate. An article can be 100% factually accurate, yet still be entirely wrong.


No, not at all. Wikipedia is not responsible for another person misusing it.


Of course not, but they're still responsible for being wrong in the first place.




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