Comments on: An Exposé on John Gabriel’s Greater Internet Fuckwad Theory http://bobwise.wordpress.com/2008/06/25/an-expose-on-john-gabriels-greater-internet-fuckwad-theory/ An Assorted Collection of Eclectic Musings Tue, 03 Nov 2009 13:58:32 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Michael Paul Goldenberg http://bobwise.wordpress.com/2008/06/25/an-expose-on-john-gabriels-greater-internet-fuckwad-theory/#comment-204 Michael Paul Goldenberg Fri, 28 Aug 2009 19:15:33 +0000 http://bobwise.wordpress.com/?p=68#comment-204 Wikipedia has a lot of wonderful and well-developed, well-documented articles. It also has a great deal of politicized garbage. The reason it's easy to miss the latter is that things that are already highly-politicized to begin with but are of interest to a smaller, specialized community may escape the notice of people who could recognize and correct intentional disinformation. Mathematics education in the US is a classic example. It would take the concerted effort of people who are both knowledgeable and fair-minded to undo all the small but clearly incorrect and biased pieces that have been put on Wikipedia as a result of the work of one or two dedicated propagandists. Most professionals in the field don't have a clue that they or their colleagues are being libeled and utterly misrepresented on Wikipedia. I suspect mathematics education isn't the only area where this goes on. Wikipedia has a lot of wonderful and well-developed, well-documented articles. It also has a great deal of politicized garbage. The reason it’s easy to miss the latter is that things that are already highly-politicized to begin with but are of interest to a smaller, specialized community may escape the notice of people who could recognize and correct intentional disinformation. Mathematics education in the US is a classic example. It would take the concerted effort of people who are both knowledgeable and fair-minded to undo all the small but clearly incorrect and biased pieces that have been put on Wikipedia as a result of the work of one or two dedicated propagandists. Most professionals in the field don’t have a clue that they or their colleagues are being libeled and utterly misrepresented on Wikipedia. I suspect mathematics education isn’t the only area where this goes on.

]]> By: Enshoku http://bobwise.wordpress.com/2008/06/25/an-expose-on-john-gabriels-greater-internet-fuckwad-theory/#comment-127 Enshoku Sun, 21 Sep 2008 07:22:48 +0000 http://bobwise.wordpress.com/?p=68#comment-127 The reason wikipedia succeeds where others fail is because ruining a page takes minutes, and reverting the change takes seconds. Wikipedia has bots designed to stop people who completely nuke or delete articles, and admins who can kill the occasional asshat. To have a wikipedia page vandalized for very long, you have to be great at sounding legit to both humans and bots. The reason wikipedia succeeds where others fail is because ruining a page takes minutes, and reverting the change takes seconds. Wikipedia has bots designed to stop people who completely nuke or delete articles, and admins who can kill the occasional asshat. To have a wikipedia page vandalized for very long, you have to be great at sounding legit to both humans and bots.

]]> By: Beans http://bobwise.wordpress.com/2008/06/25/an-expose-on-john-gabriels-greater-internet-fuckwad-theory/#comment-100 Beans Wed, 25 Jun 2008 21:15:23 +0000 http://bobwise.wordpress.com/?p=68#comment-100 I would like to take this time to tell all of your viewers about the changes that Barack Obama will bring to our great nation. That and how you can buy viagra for CHEAP CHEAP CHEAP! I don't know why wikipedia can stay so clean and tidy. Maybe it's the concept that people on wiki sites can delete content that they feel doesn't fit with the site. If you did post something that was insulting or against theme, someone else could just take it off a few minutes later. Now if you'll excuse me, there's a certain deposed Prime Minister from a small African republic that needs my help. -Beans I would like to take this time to tell all of your viewers about the changes that Barack Obama will bring to our great nation.

That and how you can buy viagra for CHEAP CHEAP CHEAP!

I don’t know why wikipedia can stay so clean and tidy. Maybe it’s the concept that people on wiki sites can delete content that they feel doesn’t fit with the site. If you did post something that was insulting or against theme, someone else could just take it off a few minutes later.

Now if you’ll excuse me, there’s a certain deposed Prime Minister from a small African republic that needs my help.

-Beans

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