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WikiWatching
I am really curious as to who sees a news article or something that crops up in the news and instantly thinks to themselves “Oh, I gotta make that addition on Wikipedia, it’s my duty”?
This stems from my reading about the death of Isaac Hayes, at the age of 65.
I read about it on the BBC News Website and this was reported onbly ‘36 minutes ago’. Lo and behold, the WikiPedia article about Isaac Hayes is full of information regarding his death. Not only that but there’s a plethora of editing to ensure the article’s integtrity.
What amazes me though is why people think it’s their duty to do this. Whilst I believe it is a good thing that information is now getting out there to the public domain in one centralised location, isn’t it dangerous to state so-called “facts” on a supposed encyclopedia website when all the facts have not yet been reported or are completely unknown?
