On 10/31/07, Udhay Shankar N <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 10/31/07, Charles Haynes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Shrug. Wikipedia isn't perfect, the criticisms are valid, but... so what? > > Good question. I just have this vague unease that it's becoming a _de > facto_ reference, and wanted to spend some cycles in clarifying my own > misgivings about it.
For many ... generic searches (ie. "stockholm") on Google you are directed to Wikipedia. Which indicates... something... which I think lends to that feeling of unease. Personally Wikipedia is a place where I might go to get some general ideas about something, but is by no means a place I actually start my searches for information. The fact that Google points me to Wikipedia indicates at least one of two things: 1.) That other people have linked to Wikipedia based on what I'm searching for. 2.) Google is encouraging people with generic searches like the above to go there. I think either is interesting. I wouldn't say it is bad, but I do think I understand Udhay's "unease." Cheers. Casey
