Craig Newmark
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Yeah, we've always been an outlier. As one person put it, we're one of the few un-gentrified sites on the net. Yeah. And I guess we like it that way. Not everything has to be expensive or fancy.
Yeah, we've always been an outlier. As one person put it, we're one of the few un-gentrified sites on the net. Yeah. And I guess we like it that way. Not everything has to be expensive or fancy.
To give credit to a site I consider un-gentrified, that's Wikipedia. Wikipedia is where facts go to live. And in the long run, Wikipedia, I think, is the most important of all sites. I work with them. And even in New York, I'm working with their local chapter to give classes Wikipedia for beginners. Really? Well, when you get to write an article or change an article, that gives you a lot of power.
To give credit to a site I consider un-gentrified, that's Wikipedia. Wikipedia is where facts go to live. And in the long run, Wikipedia, I think, is the most important of all sites. I work with them. And even in New York, I'm working with their local chapter to give classes Wikipedia for beginners. Really? Well, when you get to write an article or change an article, that gives you a lot of power.
To give credit to a site I consider un-gentrified, that's Wikipedia. Wikipedia is where facts go to live. And in the long run, Wikipedia, I think, is the most important of all sites. I work with them. And even in New York, I'm working with their local chapter to give classes Wikipedia for beginners. Really? Well, when you get to write an article or change an article, that gives you a lot of power.
Well, in a small way. to determine how people think of things, you get to write history.
Well, in a small way. to determine how people think of things, you get to write history.
Well, in a small way. to determine how people think of things, you get to write history.
The deal, unlike newspapers, well, they don't correct themselves normally, especially not in a big way. But in Wikipedia, you can do that. And basically, you can get a good citation, some evidence of what's right and wrong, and then send it to someone who knows how to edit it. And they can do it. They can do that. Oh, dang. I've got to get in there. Yeah. You guys know how to get hold of me. Okay.
The deal, unlike newspapers, well, they don't correct themselves normally, especially not in a big way. But in Wikipedia, you can do that. And basically, you can get a good citation, some evidence of what's right and wrong, and then send it to someone who knows how to edit it. And they can do it. They can do that. Oh, dang. I've got to get in there. Yeah. You guys know how to get hold of me. Okay.
The deal, unlike newspapers, well, they don't correct themselves normally, especially not in a big way. But in Wikipedia, you can do that. And basically, you can get a good citation, some evidence of what's right and wrong, and then send it to someone who knows how to edit it. And they can do it. They can do that. Oh, dang. I've got to get in there. Yeah. You guys know how to get hold of me. Okay.
And then I know I can get hold of someone who can โ who knows how to do the edits. At least how to do it. I have not gone to the class yet.
And then I know I can get hold of someone who can โ who knows how to do the edits. At least how to do it. I have not gone to the class yet.
And then I know I can get hold of someone who can โ who knows how to do the edits. At least how to do it. I have not gone to the class yet.
And, yeah, the deal is that the system is imperfect, but it's better than anything anyone else has tried. Yeah, it's true. And things do get fixed. It may not happen as fast as anyone wants. Mm-hmm. Um, but again, there's things, uh, let's say in the, uh, newspaper of record and things which I know are wrong and which have been presented to them and they're just not going to fix it. Yeah.
And, yeah, the deal is that the system is imperfect, but it's better than anything anyone else has tried. Yeah, it's true. And things do get fixed. It may not happen as fast as anyone wants. Mm-hmm. Um, but again, there's things, uh, let's say in the, uh, newspaper of record and things which I know are wrong and which have been presented to them and they're just not going to fix it. Yeah.
And, yeah, the deal is that the system is imperfect, but it's better than anything anyone else has tried. Yeah, it's true. And things do get fixed. It may not happen as fast as anyone wants. Mm-hmm. Um, but again, there's things, uh, let's say in the, uh, newspaper of record and things which I know are wrong and which have been presented to them and they're just not going to fix it. Yeah.
And they don't want to. I don't understand the reason. Do they want to shape history sometimes, you think? Well, the deal is they were brought something which was wrong. It was proven to be wrong. And they say they weren't going to be truth vigilantes. And I guess I disagree.
And they don't want to. I don't understand the reason. Do they want to shape history sometimes, you think? Well, the deal is they were brought something which was wrong. It was proven to be wrong. And they say they weren't going to be truth vigilantes. And I guess I disagree.
And they don't want to. I don't understand the reason. Do they want to shape history sometimes, you think? Well, the deal is they were brought something which was wrong. It was proven to be wrong. And they say they weren't going to be truth vigilantes. And I guess I disagree.