“Wikipedia and the Meaning of Truth: Why the online encyclopedia’s epistemology should worry those who care about traditional notions of accuracy. By Simson L. Garfinkel”
From Technology Review (November/December 2008)
Very interesting article on the “authority” of Wikipedia. Some highlights:
On Wikipedia, objective truth isn’t all that important, actually. What makes a fact or statement fit for inclusion [...]
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