You can now download the entirety of the english wikipedia

reprise85 · 04-10-2012, 09:54 PM

https://blog.wikimedia.org/2012/04/0...ish-wikipedia/

Less than 10 gigs. No pictures.

reprise85 · 04-10-2012, 09:55 PM

i NEED this

Toby · 04-10-2012, 11:04 PM

Wikipedia is far from credible tho

reprise85 · 04-10-2012, 11:42 PM

find a better source then. it has an error rate similar to printed encyclopedias.

sure anyone can edit it but anyone can fix it too. and they do. believe me.

reprise85 · 04-10-2012, 11:43 PM

Study: Wikipedia as accurate as Britannica

reprise85 · 04-10-2012, 11:44 PM

if you are worried about credibility just follow the sources.

i appreciate the wikipedia vetting process, being that i edit it frequently. it is an active community and has strict rules on sourcing. there are lots of conflicts over content. and this all leads to big headaches for writers but a better encyclopedia for the public.

Elvis The Fat Years · 04-10-2012, 11:49 PM

all sources lead into my pants.

Cool As Ice Cream · 04-11-2012, 02:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by reprise85

it has an error rate similar to printed encyclopedias.

wah wah wah

Trotskilicious · 04-11-2012, 02:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Toby

Wikipedia is far from credible tho

lol that's really old paradigm thinking dude jesus get with it

Trotskilicious · 06:48 AM

really there's nothing more annoying* than people who don't ever use wikipedia assuming it's not credible because anyone can edit it.

that means there are 5+ nerds checking every edit and verifying its accuracy.

I've checked history papers i did real research on to wiki and found that wiki's accuracy is supremely excellent. That was 5 years ago or so too, so the articles don't even exist anymore, they've been edited, fixed, updated and argued about to create a better product. If you think wiki is not credible then you don't get it.

Toby · 04-11-2012, 03:11 AM

Well perhaps I'll give Wikipedia another shot.

Toby · 04-11-2012, 04:06 AM

I just used Wikipedia to look up information ab the hunger games!

Trotskilicious · 04-11-2012, 06:10 AM

yes also its value as the pop culture trivia database cannot be understated

reprise85 · 04-12-2012, 07:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Trotskilicious

really there's nothing more annoying* than people who don't ever use wikipedia assuming it's not credible because anyone can edit it.

that means there are 5+ nerds checking every edit and verifying its accuracy.

exactly. i have about 100 articles that notify me when someone updates and i will reverse anything not in line with wikipedia policy. that is vandalism (blatantly worthless edits), people who don't realize you HAVE to have a source (like you can know the sky is blue, but if no one's written on it in an academic paper you can't put it in wikipedia), and people pushing an agenda and ignoring all points of view on a subject.

this might sound really involved but it's not. it only takes a minute or two to check out sources of things posted, and most articles don't get updated very often. and a lot of updating is just copy-editing (fixing grammar and spelling etc)

reprise85 · 04-12-2012, 07:57 AM

updating or creating articles is very involved and i've done a lot of that too, but not lately. it's basically graduate level work

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

like i made this article when i first started working on wikipedia, and so with learning how to reference things and wikipedia mark up code, it took me many hours. reminds me i need to do some more research on this

now it goes really fast.

04-10-2012, 09:54 PM	#1
reprise85 Socialphobic Location: Now, I'm not a professional psychologist, but I am an amateur psychologist. And I think that your spontaneous eye-watering may have something to do with your father. Posts: 14,568	You can now download the entirety of the english wikipedia https://blog.wikimedia.org/2012/04/0...ish-wikipedia/ Less than 10 gigs. No pictures.

04-11-2012, 02:59 AM	#10
Trotskilicious My Fiesta Name is Pendejo Location: I'm never going outside again unless I need someplace to throw up. Posts: 10,996	really there's nothing more annoying* than people who don't ever use wikipedia assuming it's not credible because anyone can edit it. that means there are 5+ nerds checking every edit and verifying its accuracy. I've checked history papers i did real research on to wiki and found that wiki's accuracy is supremely excellent. That was 5 years ago or so too, so the articles don't even exist anymore, they've been edited, fixed, updated and argued about to create a better product. If you think wiki is not credible then you don't get it. Last edited by Trotskilicious : 04-11-2012 at 06:48 AM. Reason: had to make sure that i make clear there are millions of things more annoying than this, so don't take this literally*

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04-10-2012, 09:55 PM	#2
reprise85 Socialphobic Location: Now, I'm not a professional psychologist, but I am an amateur psychologist. And I think that your spontaneous eye-watering may have something to do with your father. Posts: 14,568	i NEED this

04-10-2012, 11:04 PM	#3
Toby Just Hook it to My Veins! Location: the mtns Posts: 43,017	Wikipedia is far from credible tho

04-10-2012, 11:42 PM	#4
reprise85 Socialphobic Location: Now, I'm not a professional psychologist, but I am an amateur psychologist. And I think that your spontaneous eye-watering may have something to do with your father. Posts: 14,568	find a better source then. it has an error rate similar to printed encyclopedias. sure anyone can edit it but anyone can fix it too. and they do. believe me.

04-10-2012, 11:43 PM	#5
reprise85 Socialphobic Location: Now, I'm not a professional psychologist, but I am an amateur psychologist. And I think that your spontaneous eye-watering may have something to do with your father. Posts: 14,568	Study: Wikipedia as accurate as Britannica

04-10-2012, 11:44 PM	#6
reprise85 Socialphobic Location: Now, I'm not a professional psychologist, but I am an amateur psychologist. And I think that your spontaneous eye-watering may have something to do with your father. Posts: 14,568	if you are worried about credibility just follow the sources. i appreciate the wikipedia vetting process, being that i edit it frequently. it is an active community and has strict rules on sourcing. there are lots of conflicts over content. and this all leads to big headaches for writers but a better encyclopedia for the public.

04-10-2012, 11:49 PM	#7
Elvis The Fat Years 007 373 5963 Posts: 30,709	all sources lead into my pants.

04-11-2012, 03:11 AM	#11
Toby Just Hook it to My Veins! Location: the mtns Posts: 43,017	Well perhaps I'll give Wikipedia another shot.

04-11-2012, 04:06 AM	#12
Toby Just Hook it to My Veins! Location: the mtns Posts: 43,017	I just used Wikipedia to look up information ab the hunger games!

04-11-2012, 06:10 AM	#13
Trotskilicious My Fiesta Name is Pendejo Location: I'm never going outside again unless I need someplace to throw up. Posts: 10,996	yes also its value as the pop culture trivia database cannot be understated

04-12-2012, 07:57 AM	#15
reprise85 Socialphobic Location: Now, I'm not a professional psychologist, but I am an amateur psychologist. And I think that your spontaneous eye-watering may have something to do with your father. Posts: 14,568	updating or creating articles is very involved and i've done a lot of that too, but not lately. it's basically graduate level work http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISSTD like i made this article when i first started working on wikipedia, and so with learning how to reference things and wikipedia mark up code, it took me many hours. reminds me i need to do some more research on this now it goes really fast.