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Flint · 03-19-2007, 01:14 PM

The funny thing about this idea, that Wikipedia is a biased, Liberal source, is that Wikipedia is a collective repository of knowledge into which all are welcome to make additions. Conservative viewpoints, such as they exist in society, have exactly the same chance of being represented in Wikipedia as any others.

What we have here is a lack of bias being misrepresented as a bias because a certain group of people are resentful that their own bias is not represented.

Furthermore, what Wikipedia represents, on one level, is a toppling of the old standard information model: that message control can be coordinated through a few central sources, IE mass media outlets. In this case, a small group, whose wacky ideas have been over-represented in the past, are finally seeing a realistic balance of ideas, and they don't like it because it exposes them as the fringe group that they are.

Somebody call that waaahmbulance. We're gonna need it more and more frequently, it appears.

piercehawkeye45 · 03-19-2007, 02:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Flint

What we have here is a lack of bias being misrepresented as a bias because a certain group of people are resentful that their own bias is not represented.

Very good thinking.

I was just going to say if you are bias towards a topic, wouldn't even a nonbias article seem bias.

Americans have to remember that the middle for America is very right leaning in world politics.

elSicomoro · 03-19-2007, 03:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Shawnee123

Hmmm, how did the word liberal disappear the first time this paragraph was posted?

Oh wow...I forgot that Rich posted this initially. I swear I didn't add "liberal," nor did I change it on their site...here's a screenshot:

Clodfobble · 03-19-2007, 12:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Phil

for instance, September would have been the 7th month, October the 8th month, November the 9th month, December the 10th month.
As i am not a scientist, i present this in laymens' terms.

As I recall, Julius Caesar added "July" and Augustus added "August," right?

Phil · 03-20-2007, 06:19 AM

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Originally Posted by Clodfobble

As I recall, Julius Caesar added "July" and Augustus added "August," right?

quite so.

Griff · 03-20-2007, 06:23 AM

Government types are just compelled to fool with time.

Griff · 03-20-2007, 06:29 AM

Bluesdave, I missed something back there. What was your beef with wolf's and/or wikipedia's version of the labelling of dates?

Phil · 03-20-2007, 06:41 AM

all governments are warmongers.

there is no such thing as "in the public interest" : politicians pursue their own agendas.

the national health service in the UK is suffering due to Thatcher bringing in the Nuclear War Strategist from the cold war (forget his name) to overhaul the service and set targets and performance criteria etc. to be achieved by any means.

the colour of skin doesnt matter to me ; the person and their culture does.

kids should be seen and not heard.

bluesdave · 03-20-2007, 04:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Griff

Bluesdave, I missed something back there. What was your beef with wolf's and/or wikipedia's version of the labelling of dates?

I thought that Wolf was saying that the Wikipedia said that both BCE, and CE were after 1 AD, but now that I have re-read her post I realise that she is talking about the placement of the letters AD and BC, relative to the date.

BTW, I don't recall seeing AD placed before the date. As far as I recall it is always after the date, just like BC, so you would say 2007 AD. Note that I am *not* an historian, I just have an interest in history, so I could be wrong. I have a heap of history books. I will have a look through some of them later in the day.

cowhead · 03-19-2007, 03:16 PM

it's catsup

Clodfobble · 03-19-2007, 03:17 PM

And it's biased, while we're at it.

Happy Monkey · 03-19-2007, 03:59 PM

Here's the diff. Thank "Godman".

richlevy · 03-19-2007, 06:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Happy Monkey

Here's the diff. Thank "Godman".

Thanks for pointing that out. All I saw was the "This page was last modified 23:23, 18 March 2007." tag at the bottom of the page.

Is it possible my post led him to make the change?

elSicomoro · 03-19-2007, 04:07 PM

Oh wow...does Wikipedia have a similar function? I've never delved that hard into it to notice.

Happy Monkey · 03-19-2007, 04:22 PM

Yup, that's wiki functionality. Without something like that, recovery from vandalism would be virtually impossible.

03-19-2007, 01:14 PM	#1
Flint Snowflake Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Dystopia Posts: 13,136	Liberal Bias in Wikipedia The funny thing about this idea, that Wikipedia is a biased, Liberal source, is that Wikipedia is a collective repository of knowledge into which all are welcome to make additions. Conservative viewpoints, such as they exist in society, have exactly the same chance of being represented in Wikipedia as any others. What we have here is a lack of bias being misrepresented as a bias because a certain group of people are resentful that their own bias is not represented. Furthermore, what Wikipedia represents, on one level, is a toppling of the old standard information model: that message control can be coordinated through a few central sources, IE mass media outlets. In this case, a small group, whose wacky ideas have been over-represented in the past, are finally seeing a realistic balance of ideas, and they don't like it because it exposes them as the fringe group that they are. Somebody call that waaahmbulance. We're gonna need it more and more frequently, it appears. __________________ **************** There's a level of facility that everyone needs to accomplish, and from there it's a matter of deciding for yourself how important ultra-facility is to your expression. ... I found, like Joseph Campbell said, if you just follow whatever gives you a little joy or excitement or awe, then you're on the right track. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terry Bozzio**

03-20-2007, 06:23 AM	#6
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	Government types are just compelled to fool with time. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

03-20-2007, 06:29 AM	#7
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	Bluesdave, I missed something back there. What was your beef with wolf's and/or wikipedia's version of the labelling of dates? __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

03-20-2007, 06:41 AM	#8
Phil Hoodoo Guru Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 304	all governments are warmongers. there is no such thing as "in the public interest" : politicians pursue their own agendas. the national health service in the UK is suffering due to Thatcher bringing in the Nuclear War Strategist from the cold war (forget his name) to overhaul the service and set targets and performance criteria etc. to be achieved by any means. the colour of skin doesnt matter to me ; the person and their culture does. kids should be seen and not heard. __________________ Atheist n A person to be pitied in that he is unable to believe things for which there is no evidence, and who has thus deprived himself of a convenient means of feeling superior to others.

03-19-2007, 03:16 PM	#10
cowhead halve your cake and eat it too. Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Georgia.. by way of Lawrence Kansas Posts: 1,359	it's catsup __________________ no my child.. this is not my desire..I'm digging for fire.

03-19-2007, 03:17 PM	#11
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	And it's biased, while we're at it.

03-19-2007, 03:59 PM	#12
Happy Monkey I think this line's mostly filler. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: DC Posts: 13,575	Here's the diff. Thank "Godman". __________________ _________________ \|...............\| We live in the nick of times. \| Len 17, Wid 3 \| \|_______________\| [pics]

03-19-2007, 04:07 PM	#14
elSicomoro Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 12,486	Oh wow...does Wikipedia have a similar function? I've never delved that hard into it to notice.

03-19-2007, 04:22 PM	#15
Happy Monkey I think this line's mostly filler. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: DC Posts: 13,575	Yup, that's wiki functionality. Without something like that, recovery from vandalism would be virtually impossible. __________________ _________________ \|...............\| We live in the nick of times. \| Len 17, Wid 3 \| \|_______________\| [pics]

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