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1 posted on 07/06/2021 11:42:09 AM PDT by george76
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Leftists destroy everything.

Google the same. Google was fantastic. It pulled out everything, returned hundreds of pages. Nuggets of gold could be found on page 100 for those who sifted through the spam.

Now it is information control.


2 posted on 07/06/2021 11:49:42 AM PDT by ifinnegan ( Democrats kill babies and harvest their organs to sell)
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The co founder should shut the site down.


3 posted on 07/06/2021 11:52:15 AM PDT by billyboy15
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Need to know about the atomic nucleus or the history of the pencil, use Wikipedia. Need to know about anything with a political overtone, avoid it.


4 posted on 07/06/2021 11:52:37 AM PDT by cymbeline
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On non controversial technical subjects Wikipedia is useful. On controversial subjects its worthless.


5 posted on 07/06/2021 11:53:03 AM PDT by AndyTheBear
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I just learned that Captain Obvious was a co-founder of Wikipedia. That said, I’m glad he spoke up. It probably won’t do much good, but there might be people out there who still don’t understand that the Left controls and patrols the internet.


6 posted on 07/06/2021 11:55:28 AM PDT by cdcdawg (It's all so tiresome.)
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9 posted on 07/06/2021 12:02:56 PM PDT by Chode (there is no fall back position, there's no rally point, there is no LZ... we're on our own. P144:1)
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Bookmark.


10 posted on 07/06/2021 12:03:49 PM PDT by Inyo-Mono
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A lot of mainstream news stories are broken only in Fox News, the Daily Mail, and the New York Post—all of which are banned from use as sources by Wikipedia.

Time to get the word out on Wikipedia...

11 posted on 07/06/2021 12:06:18 PM PDT by econjack
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I honestly can’t name much that the left hasn’t destroyed.


12 posted on 07/06/2021 12:17:14 PM PDT by shanover (...To disarm the people is the best and most effectual way to enslave them.-S.Adams)
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Just found another online encyclopedia. Did it once before. Can do it again.


14 posted on 07/06/2021 12:27:29 PM PDT by SmokingJoe
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After spending more than 10 years contributing to Wikipedia, I stumble across it's article on Parler.com.

The first paragraph states:

Parler is an American microblogging and social networking service. It has a significant user base of Donald Trump supporters, conservatives, conspiracy theorists, and far-right extremists. Posts on the service often contain far-right content, antisemitism, and conspiracy theories such as QAnon. Journalists have described Parler as an alt-tech alternative to Twitter, and users include those banned from mainstream social networks or who oppose their moderation policies.

I stated on the articles talk page that I believe the opening paragraph was obviously not neutral. After some ridiculous back and forth, I postulated that there may be individuals arguing in favor, of breaking standard Wikipedia policy, and they might be on the payroll of Twitter. Which is also against Wikipedia policy.

I was immediately banned for life.

Wikipedia is priceless for things like 18th century French art.

Wikipedia is poisoned for anything to do with politics or contemporaneous public policy.

15 posted on 07/06/2021 12:32:54 PM PDT by jroehl
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Wikipedia serves an important purpose.

The power elites change their claims and ideology moment by moment. The peons need a place where they can find the latest politically correct view so they will not be canceled.
If they check Wikipedia every five minutes they should be “safe”.


16 posted on 07/06/2021 12:58:34 PM PDT by cgbg (A kleptocracy--if they can keep it. Think of it as the Cantillon Effect in action.)
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Well duh. How many years has he been in a coma? This has been going on forEVer, it seems.


17 posted on 07/06/2021 12:59:38 PM PDT by MayflowerMadam (Stand fast therefore in the LIBERTY wherewith Christ hath made us free - Gal. 5:1)
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The overt bias charge is overall true in the moral and political area, though not to the extremes of the Boston Globe, and without without a semblance of balance. And seasoned liberals on that site can often use their interpretation of one or more of the vast number of policies to censure what they do not like. Try to find much of anything negative about LBJ (apart from the Vietnam war and personal dislikes) in its extensive page on him.
20 posted on 07/06/2021 6:22:59 PM PDT by daniel1212 ( Turn to the Lord Jesus as a damned+destitute sinner, trust Him to save + be baptized + follow Him!)
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"A lot of mainstream news stories are broken only in Fox News, the Daily Mail, and the New York Post—all of which are banned from use as sources by Wikipedia.” " Indeed, as shown here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Reliable_sources/Perennial_sources#Sources
21 posted on 07/06/2021 6:28:07 PM PDT by daniel1212 ( Turn to the Lord Jesus as a damned+destitute sinner, trust Him to save + be baptized + follow Him!)
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BTTT


24 posted on 07/07/2021 10:19:58 AM PDT by Enlightened1 ( )
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