Comments on: Wikiversies http://www.outbursts.org/2005/12/06/wikiversies/ Apologia kai Polemikos Wed, 08 Sep 2010 05:46:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 By: extremist http://www.outbursts.org/2005/12/06/wikiversies/#comment-539 extremist Thu, 08 Dec 2005 11:42:16 +0000 http://www.outbursts.org/2005/12/06/wikiversies/#comment-539 <p>I've never tried to contribute, but I've read a lot of the articles and have learned a lot from them. There seems to be a genuine commitment to a neutral point of view and to verifiability.</p> <p>For example, the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_McCarthy">McCarthy</a> article is surprisingly neutral and informative given the controversial nature of the subject. The same is true of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellowcake_forgery">Nigerian yellowcake document forgery</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellowcake_forgery#See_also">related articles</a>. The yellowcake entry is also what led me to <a href="http://www.factcheck.org/article222.html">this gem</a>. It would be hard to find a more complete and balanced account in any single mainstream media source than what is available at Wikipedia.</p> <p>Check your inbox.</p> I’ve never tried to contribute, but I’ve read a lot of the articles and have learned a lot from them. There seems to be a genuine commitment to a neutral point of view and to verifiability.

For example, the McCarthy article is surprisingly neutral and informative given the controversial nature of the subject. The same is true of the Nigerian yellowcake document forgery and related articles. The yellowcake entry is also what led me to this gem. It would be hard to find a more complete and balanced account in any single mainstream media source than what is available at Wikipedia.

Check your inbox.

]]> By: Baron http://www.outbursts.org/2005/12/06/wikiversies/#comment-537 Baron Thu, 08 Dec 2005 02:59:25 +0000 http://www.outbursts.org/2005/12/06/wikiversies/#comment-537 <p>I don't know that it does work. In my experience, the "volunteers" that are the last line of defense with respect to what is posted, seem to let a lot of leftist stuff slide while being pretty picky about conservative slants. </p> <p>I could be wrong, but that is my experience.</p> <p>If you don't mind, shoot me an email at the above address. I have a couple of questions for you...</p> <p>Best!</p> I don’t know that it does work. In my experience, the “volunteers” that are the last line of defense with respect to what is posted, seem to let a lot of leftist stuff slide while being pretty picky about conservative slants.

I could be wrong, but that is my experience.

If you don’t mind, shoot me an email at the above address. I have a couple of questions for you…

Best!

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