mookie December 6, 2007 Share mookie GC Alumni December 6, 2007 Anyone else starting to get annoyed with Wikipedia? I was a little disappointed a while back to find that some editor had deleted articles a while back listing the stock maps from CS and CS:S. I got a little mad a while later when I found out that there's a list of all the Pokémon on there including a brief bio for each one. Now today as I'm listening to the radio I did a search for "magic underwear" and found that there's apparently an entire article including plot summary, production notes, esoteric information, and plot continuity information for every episode of Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel. Ludicrous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mohawk December 6, 2007 Share mohawk Member December 6, 2007 (edited) got sent this *by discom - please add > m2 at css http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Fisher_%28footballer%29 ps discom - i'm going to send you links to download fp demo from cal playoffs. make a small movie? Edited December 6, 2007 by mohawk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discom December 6, 2007 Share discom Member December 6, 2007 i thought i found that.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoMamma December 7, 2007 Share YoMamma Member December 7, 2007 (edited) The only thing I hate about Wikipedia is the terrible search engine it uses. Unless you type out something perfectly in the manner to which Wiki recognizes it, the search will generally come up with no alternative results. Edited December 7, 2007 by YoMamma Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Playaa December 7, 2007 Share Playaa Member December 7, 2007 I use Wikipedia all the time...but I don't ever bother to contribute because it's just like everything else that's "big" on the internet: it's a clique that is controlled by a relatively small group of people who feel that they are far more important to the world than they actually are. Have you ever listened to one of Digg's "top editors/submitters" talk? They are so full of themselves and with digg that it's sickening. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anonymo December 7, 2007 Share anonymo Member December 7, 2007 I use Wikipedia all the time...but I don't ever bother to contribute because it's just like everything else that's "big" on the internet: it's a clique that is controlled by a relatively small group of people who feel that they are far more important to the world than they actually are. Have you ever listened to one of Digg's "top editors/submitters" talk? They are so full of themselves and with digg that it's sickening. I use it all the time too...I have to say that it's a million times better than it was a couple years ago, but I don't think that's saying much. You pretty much listed the reason why I don't use digg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allanon December 7, 2007 Share Allanon Member December 7, 2007 The only thing I hate about Wikipedia is the terrible search engine it uses. Unless you type out something perfectly in the manner to which Wiki recognizes it, the search will generally come up with no alternative results. I typed in Call of Duty 4 maps and I got... with 88% relevancy ... The Invasion of Canada in 1775 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaftiel December 7, 2007 Share shaftiel Member December 7, 2007 The only thing I hate about Wikipedia is the terrible search engine it uses. Unless you type out something perfectly in the manner to which Wiki recognizes it, the search will generally come up with no alternative results. I typed in Call of Duty 4 maps and I got... with 88% relevancy ... The Invasion of Canada in 1775 Ah yes... the good old days. When Canada almost seemed like a good thing to own... Shaftiel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allanon December 7, 2007 Share Allanon Member December 7, 2007 The only thing I hate about Wikipedia is the terrible search engine it uses. Unless you type out something perfectly in the manner to which Wiki recognizes it, the search will generally come up with no alternative results. I typed in Call of Duty 4 maps and I got... with 88% relevancy ... The Invasion of Canada in 1775 Ah yes... the good old days. When Canada almost seemed like a good thing to own... Shaftiel QFT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saris December 7, 2007 Share Saris Member December 7, 2007 The only thing I hate about Wikipedia is the terrible search engine it uses. Unless you type out something perfectly in the manner to which Wiki recognizes it, the search will generally come up with no alternative results. I typed in Call of Duty 4 maps and I got... with 88% relevancy ... The Invasion of Canada in 1775 Ah yes... the good old days. When Canada almost seemed like a good thing to own... Shaftiel QFT Too bad you wouldn't have been able to anyway, considering . . . well, we won't get into that. I found when actually LEARNING things on Wikipedia, then taking that knowledge out has always proven correct. Though, I have noticed things disappear from stories I know well about, usually, like you say, by stupid people employed by companies trying to protect their image over controversial issues. I use Wikipedia primarily for three things, though, which it never fails me: 1. Spoiling stories of games I don't want to play, 2. Scientific research 3. Dictionary After reading a news item, for example though, on Wikipedia, I usually always go out and do my own research before even coming up with an opinion. I find its fairly accurate on everything else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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