Wikipedia!!!!!!!

Postby **Heart of Sword** » Tue Nov 08, 2005 4:02 pm

Post your favorite findings here! This website rocks! They even have "Oro" as an entry!!!!! XD

http://en.wikipedia.org

Postby **Godly Paladin** » Tue Nov 08, 2005 4:18 pm

Their mecha article is quite intriguing.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mecha

Postby **meboeck** » Tue Nov 08, 2005 4:30 pm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_Anime_Alliance

You can guess why that's my favorite.

Postby **uc pseudonym** » Wed Nov 09, 2005 8:34 am

I must say, Wikipedia is probably the best online resource available. It is also an effective way of finding out about things that an ordinary reference would not have.

Postby **bigsleepj** » Wed Nov 09, 2005 9:31 am

I'm going to have to agree once again with you, UC. I'm surprised at the articles you find on there - at how comprehensive it can be sometimes. I mean, there hardly a subject not covered in-depth. Its sometimes even depressing when you find an entry that's not well-developed. :grin:

Postby **Mr. Rogers** » Wed Nov 09, 2005 9:40 am

wikipedia is the best site ever

Postby **glitch1501** » Wed Nov 09, 2005 10:16 am

i like wikipedia, but i read somewhere that a majority of the content on there is not accurate, im gonna see if i can find that article

Postby **Nate** » Wed Nov 09, 2005 10:26 am

Well, it's pretty accurate as far as they can get it. Wikipedia has NUMEROUS moderators, all of which keep a close watch on articles. Remember, Wikipedia is user-edited, so technically any yahoo can go in there and "grafitti" an article and post ridiculous content. This is why the mods keep a close eye on every article, to ensure if someone does such a thing, that the article can be restored.

They also allow the users of the site to vote on important issues, such as whether an article should be added/deleted, and other such things. I'd say that if any article on Wikipedia was wrong, it would be no more wrong than any encyclopedia you could find in a library.

Postby **Mr. SmartyPants** » Wed Nov 09, 2005 11:31 am

more the reason why I love trillian!

Postby **VashTheStampede** » Wed Nov 09, 2005 11:33 am

Wikipedia is quite the informative site =)

Postby **Scribs** » Wed Nov 09, 2005 12:25 pm

It is very informative, however I would warn people not to use it for official reasearch, as it is not officially a credable source. You can find stuff out on there for your own benefit, but it is not a valid source for a paper or any such work.

Postby **SnowLeopard** » Wed Nov 09, 2005 12:43 pm

I've never used it for anything like school reports, but it's very useful for finding out stuff. They have articles that you wouldn't find in a normal encyclopedia, stuff like comic book characters and fictional devices. It's cool!

Postby **Godly Paladin** » Wed Nov 09, 2005 2:27 pm

I really love Wikipedia...its the number one place for catching up on popular culture and various niche obscurity.

Postby **c_hunter** » Thu Nov 10, 2005 3:22 am

Yeah, i use it at times for school reports! @_@ A lot of resources too! It's cool alright!

Postby **uc pseudonym** » Thu Nov 10, 2005 11:46 am

It is unlikely that wikipedia will ever be accepted for formal work. While being user-edited is its greatest strength, it also makes it impossible to verify the qualifications of the writers and accuracy can fluctuate. However, I still find it a better resource than many.

Also, because no one has done this yet:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia

Postby **Godly Paladin** » Thu Nov 10, 2005 12:26 pm

Postby **shooraijin** » Thu Nov 10, 2005 2:04 pm

Actually, for a self-referential article, it's quite good.

Postby **uc pseudonym** » Fri Nov 11, 2005 8:40 am

Yes, I had predicted something rather satirical, either pointing out the irony of looking at the entry or having blatantly false information. I suppose they went for the "credible resource" route.

Postby **Maledicte** » Sat Nov 12, 2005 11:39 pm

Haha I found this in another forum:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ZOMG

Postby **shooraijin** » Sun Nov 13, 2005 8:17 am

The cos(0) bit is a little arcane ...

Postby **Heart of Sword** » Sun Nov 13, 2005 12:09 pm

ANYTHING that has an article about why Kenshin says "Oro" is awesome...but I wouldn't use it for formal work or anything.

Postby **uc pseudonym** » Sun Nov 13, 2005 5:06 pm

Shooraijin wrote:The cos(0) bit is a little arcane ...

I interpreted it as the article author's tongue being in his cheek, but I would imagine that some people would do such a thing.

Postby **oro!** » Mon Nov 14, 2005 3:08 pm

Yeah, this year I have really enjoyed this site. I go there after researching for projects in school, b/c other stuff, like this forum, are blocked. I know, it is kinda desperate. I also try to read the kana in the japanese site and the spanish part. Entertaining.

Postby **Zilch** » Thu Feb 02, 2006 9:45 am

Sorry to dig this up, but I was awfully curious on who did the Wikipedia article for CAA.

Postby **uc pseudonym** » Thu Feb 02, 2006 11:20 am

The original author was bigsleepj, though it has obviously been modified since. I made the only large change.

Postby **Godly Paladin** » Thu Feb 02, 2006 2:35 pm

I didn't know we knew who did it. >.> Thanks for telling us that, UC.

Postby **uc pseudonym** » Fri Feb 03, 2006 8:34 am

We know because Shooraijin has wikipedia credentials. bigsleepj didn't mention it because he didn't want to be the center of attention.

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