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Subject:Re: the Netherlands vs. The Netherlands From:Lou Quillio <public -at- quillio -dot- com> To:Joe Malin <jmalin -at- tuvox -dot- com> Date:Thu, 13 Jul 2006 12:56:36 -0400
Joe Malin wrote:
> Therefore, we should trust Wikipedia as much as we trust anything, and
> we should also beware of answers. Life, it seems to me, is much more
> about questions.
Absolutely. Select any volume of a printed encyclopedia that's
twenty years old. There's inaccuracy and bias all over the place,
and it stands out thanks to the passage of time. But it was there
twenty years ago, too, just wasn't as noticeable.
Nobody, and no tool, can save you from having to filter information
and reach your own conclusions. I appreciate a tool that doesn't
even try to, doesn't claim authority. Often the most valuable thing
about a WikiPedia entry is the way it serves as a focal point for
the provided external references, which link to other references,
and so on. WikiPedia's refreshing intent is to help me make up my
own mind.
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