An Achilles’ heel[1] (or Achilles heel[2][3]) is a weakness in spite of overall strength, which can lead to downfall.
Source: Wikipedia
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IdealShrew@lemmy.world 1 year agoI’m not sure you know what Achilles heel means
jasondj@ttrpg.network 1 year ago
Starglasses@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 year ago
I believe they mean that if Wikipedia dies, we are still able to get proper information from the actual sources.
Wikipedia just summarizes the primary sources.
ram@bookwormstory.social 1 year ago
Wikipedia actually much prefers secondary and even tertiary sources to primary sources. They have rules against original research, and follows the guideline that “secondary or tertiary sources are needed to establish the topic’s notability and avoid novel interpretations of primary sources”. It’s only with exception that primary sources are allowed, in which the primary sources “have been reputably published may be used in Wikipedia, but only with care, because it is easy to misuse them.”
Not disagreeing with you, just a bit of nuance.
emberwit@feddit.de 1 year ago
You don’t just alter facts, logical reasoning and scientific standards.
Starglasses@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 year ago
You can: Ban books, burn papers, delete servers, hack articles, AI creations, talk louder than reality.
wagesj45@kbin.social 1 year ago
Technically, I think they only allow primary sources to be referenced if supported by a secondary source. They have weird and complex rules around that,
emberwit@feddit.de 1 year ago
Wikipedia prefers secondary sources, but I think that is not what Stars meant by primary. Just the sources that Wikipedia itself works with.
wagesj45@kbin.social 1 year ago
You're right, but what would the internet be without a little pedantry and ignoring the point of the post? :D