Not only is that true, but Wikipedia’s resistance to bias (generally speaking) is definitely one of its strengths. even if it gets slammed with a bunch of revisionism for short periods, it will eventually self-correct.
And, while I’m sure that many people could cite several exceptions to this, Wikipedia does, in a general sense, maintain these rather high standards regardless. Considering what Wikipedia is in the fact that it is free and always will be, the enduring value of it is obvious.
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Goodlucksil@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 4 pts · 229d
Fun fact: Bomis.com, the first supporter of Wikipedia, eventually became a porn site. And this started to happen in 2000.
ExtremeUnicorn@feddit.org · 4 pts · 229d
Maybe "visits" would have been the better term, I don’t think a lot of babies visit Wikipedia every month.
homes@piefed.world · 3 pts · 229d
I am very grateful for Wikipedia, and I have donated to them several times. If you can, I suggest you do too. Wikipedia is a solid public good.
jeff@lemmy.zip · 1 pts · 228d
Overall it's true but there's a lot of people pushing agendas on there too.
homes@piefed.world · 2 pts · 228d
Not only is that true, but Wikipedia’s resistance to bias (generally speaking) is definitely one of its strengths. even if it gets slammed with a bunch of revisionism for short periods, it will eventually self-correct.
And, while I’m sure that many people could cite several exceptions to this, Wikipedia does, in a general sense, maintain these rather high standards regardless. Considering what Wikipedia is in the fact that it is free and always will be, the enduring value of it is obvious.
spionspion@lemmy.ml · 0 pts · 229d
The german version is heavily censored in favor of zionists.
jeff@lemmy.zip · 1 pts · 228d
Lots of manipulation from CIA and Washington DC lobbyists too.