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comfy@lemmy.ml ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

Btw this is not an argument against Wikipedia in any way.

I think it’s perfectly valid to criticize it for accepting blatantly false but “verifiable” edits. I’m aware that the world is complex and perfection is idealistic, especially when it comes to topics where sources are inherently strongly biased, but publishing false information on a site with the format, style and reputation of Wikipedia is a real problem at a scale with far-reaching impact. To shift the onus of fact-checking onto the user is extremely inefficient and negligible.

I’m not even saying that there is a better solution, but it’s certainly an argument criticizing Wikipedia.

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