Wikipedia (from 142 perspective): Difference between revisions

unless there is full text search now, this goes back in- also no need to mention an IP number twice in the intro
m (typo, i should learn to use the "show preview")
(unless there is full text search now, this goes back in- also no need to mention an IP number twice in the intro)
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'''[[WARNING]] This article is linked from [[142.177.X.X/Anti Wikipedia Rants]] and expresses a critical perspective.  If [[neutral point of view]] is your religion you will not like this! [[WARNING]]'''


==Wikipedia Itself==
==Wikipedia Itself==
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Wikipedia also has serious failings as an encyclopedia.  There is no special process or mechanism to deal with a [[political dispute]], with [[faction]]s that can't or won't reconcile their terms to each other, and it explicitly has refused to work out any separate policy for [[terminology dispute]] or for an [[identity dispute]], despite these being quite clearly all different things with different paths to resolution - or not.  There are no designated editors to make final decisions, in any language, instead this is a power struggle of sorts, with a [[GodKing]] who speaks only English and can't possibly read all the disputed articles or judge their content.  He works on "reputation" alone ultimately, which means the [[power structure]] is strictly hierarchical etc..
Wikipedia also has serious failings as an encyclopedia.  There is no special process or mechanism to deal with a [[political dispute]], with [[faction]]s that can't or won't reconcile their terms to each other, and it explicitly has refused to work out any separate policy for [[terminology dispute]] or for an [[identity dispute]], despite these being quite clearly all different things with different paths to resolution - or not.  There are no designated editors to make final decisions, in any language, instead this is a power struggle of sorts, with a [[GodKing]] who speaks only English and can't possibly read all the disputed articles or judge their content.  He works on "reputation" alone ultimately, which means the [[power structure]] is strictly hierarchical etc..
Finally, Wikipedia has no full text search facility, due to deficiencies of the [[mediawiki]] software.


===Usefulness:===
===Usefulness:===
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