Wednesday, September 30, 2009
Thing 7 Stretch
I picked a random topic to view at Wikipedia. For some reason I looked up Mother's Finest. I used to be a big fan back in the 70s, so I thought it would interest me. The information seemed well organized, complete, well written, and valid. There was some heated discussion about the rock group having both black and white members. Some of the people felt as if you could accurately state that Mother's finest was the first integrated rock band. That was more fun to read than the article. There were plenty of revisions, one as recent as July 25th of this year. I had no idea that Wikipedia was such a living thing.
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You stated, "I had no idea that Wikipedia was such a living thing." Do you see any consequences that could arise from Wikipedia being "such a living thing"?
ReplyDeleteThe problem with the abilities to randomly edit the wiki page is that it can be edited with false information, slanted opinions which are stated as facts, and non researched hearsay. After you get your quick facts off of Wikipedia, you may have to do an auxiliary check to ensure the accuracy of the information.
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