MiB in gparted?

Bart Silverstrim bsilver at chrononomicon.com
Tue Feb 10 17:11:15 UTC 2009


Dave Woyciesjes wrote:

> 	Again, putting words in my email message. I never said I had one 
> definitive source. What I did say, actually imply, in a different 
> message was that people should always be wary of what one place says is 
> fact.
> 	Also, what I'm saysig is that Wikipedia has more errors & issues than 
> other repositories of imformation.

A) Wikipedia has references to things you can't easily find in 
"reputable" sources (Where do you find the history of Optimus Prime? 
Hasbro? Some other...non-reputable...fansite?)

B) Wikipedia has been found to be largely on par with several of the big 
boys in "reputation" in terms of average errors while providing far more 
topics of reference

C) If you want to know the sources, most articles in Wikipedia include a 
set of reference links to follow, or a disclaimer when there's missing 
sources.

I'm so tired of hearing bull excuses about having to use "reputable" 
sources when every damn source can have some angle on their news and 
information. There are reporters who make crap up, and authors that make 
things up in the first place passed as truth, news stories that just 
give bits and pieces of a story (how many stories are flying around 
about Michael Phelps now? And then every pro- and anti-pot news flash is 
trying to get their piece of the pot pie?? Story: He smoked weed. 
Everything else is trying to get you to sympathize with a particular 
angle on the story...)

And as to the poster not having a definitive source, please don't bitch 
about XYZ without offering an alternative. Otherwise it's more pointless 
than bringing a wikipedia debate to an Ubuntu tech forum. If something 
in the Wiki is wrong, people can feel free to correct it and find 
references to refute what's stated.





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