Wikipedia

tmart937 · 03-14-2006, 11:46 AM

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page

You can look up a bass player and it tells you what equipment they use and what kind of style they play. Thought it was kinda interesting.

Akira · 03-14-2006, 01:52 PM

Take Wikipedia with a grain of salt though - it is a nice resource, but not always completely accurate.

janyeno · 03-14-2006, 02:40 PM

I believe I read somewhere that it's just as accurate as any other encyclopedia.

Nifty little site.

Down'd Angel · 03-14-2006, 08:20 PM

but the thing is that people can post what they please on there i believe...

Wintermute · 03-14-2006, 10:00 PM

Wikipedia varies, as any public resource will. On scientific matters they're actually more accurate than many encyclopaedia, as your common garden variety idiot can't edit what it says without it being incredibly obvious, and quickly having the edits undone. On matters of fact or philosophy it's usually pretty accurate. Just be wary of pop-culture articles, and if in doubt always double-check the facts against another site.

MuRd0K · 03-14-2006, 11:12 PM

They are actually kind-of reliable.

One time, just joking around, I edited the June month with a birthday of a friend of mine (silly, I know). Within 1 hour, the editage was deleted.

That's why I started trusting them better =).

tmart937 · 03-15-2006, 10:36 AM

Well I guess you have to take it with a grain of salt but where there is smoke there's fire! Why are bass players smarter then everyone else? rhetorical question of course.

darrell · 03-15-2006, 12:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Wintermute

Wikipedia varies, as any public resource will. On scientific matters they're actually more accurate than many encyclopaedia, as your common garden variety idiot can't edit what it says without it being incredibly obvious, and quickly having the edits undone. On matters of fact or philosophy it's usually pretty accurate. Just be wary of pop-culture articles, and if in doubt always double-check the facts against another site.

Quoted for troof.

blizzard · 03-16-2006, 06:37 AM

It actually told someone in my class that JFK was the first president to be assassinated.

2muchket! · 03-17-2006, 11:27 AM

^^^^ the fool did he/she believe you

Thonk · 03-17-2006, 10:53 PM

Shyeah. Apparently, the mods or admins are very good with that stuff and usually return all the information back to normal rather quickly.

tmart937 · 03-20-2006, 10:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mr Amsterdam

^^^^ the fool did he/she believe you

What's funny is that you didn't even know it was a girl. You just assumed it, and you were dead on!

Az_Holl · 03-22-2006, 01:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tmart937

Well I guess you have to take it with a grain of salt but where there is smoke there's fire! Why are bass players smarter then everyone else? rhetorical question of course.

Uh, there not...

Left Shoe · 03-22-2006, 05:23 PM

exemplified the mispelling of "they are" or "they're"

*no offense you atomicant, i just thought it was funny*

Efrim · 03-22-2006, 05:46 PM

I believe the last time it was checked, Wikipedia had something like 7 more enormous errors than Encyclopaedia Brittannica.
In terms of smaller errors it had something like 150 more.(Small errors being mispelling of people's names and such)
Wikipedia also has a huge number of entries, many more than any other encyclopaedia.

Az_Holl · 03-23-2006, 05:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Left Shoe

exemplified the mispelling of "they are" or "they're"

*no offense you atomicant, i just thought it was funny*

To be honest i cant be ****ed, i use 'there' for every single 'there' that there is. Heh.

Edit- wait i just got it, and it was funny.

tmart937 · 03-23-2006, 08:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Atomicant

To be honest i cant be ****ed, i use 'there' for every single 'there' that there is. Heh.

Edit- wait i just got it, and it was funny.

so are you the one that is messing up the curve?

Az_Holl · 03-25-2006, 05:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tmart937

so are you the one that is messing up the curve?

Shh, darling, sleep now.

03-14-2006, 11:46 AM	#1
tmart937 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 12	Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page You can look up a bass player and it tells you what equipment they use and what kind of style they play. Thought it was kinda interesting.

03-17-2006, 11:27 AM	#10
2muchket! doesn't have the x factor Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Teesside (home)/ Newcastle (uni) Posts: 10,911	^^^^ the fool did he/she believe you
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03-14-2006, 01:52 PM	#2
Akira MX Conklin Club Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 19,229	Take Wikipedia with a grain of salt though - it is a nice resource, but not always completely accurate.

03-14-2006, 02:40 PM	#3
janyeno Eccentricity be thy game. Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Virginia Posts: 4,413	I believe I read somewhere that it's just as accurate as any other encyclopedia. Nifty little site.

03-14-2006, 08:20 PM	#4
Down'd Angel Been awhile Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: El Paso, TX Posts: 4,849	but the thing is that people can post what they please on there i believe...

03-14-2006, 10:00 PM	#5
Wintermute There Can Be Only One Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Lancaster, UK - Coldest place in the Universe Posts: 13,885	Wikipedia varies, as any public resource will. On scientific matters they're actually more accurate than many encyclopaedia, as your common garden variety idiot can't edit what it says without it being incredibly obvious, and quickly having the edits undone. On matters of fact or philosophy it's usually pretty accurate. Just be wary of pop-culture articles, and if in doubt always double-check the facts against another site.

03-14-2006, 11:12 PM	#6
MuRd0K I'm too gay for a man Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Chihuahua, MX Posts: 1,580	They are actually kind-of reliable. One time, just joking around, I edited the June month with a birthday of a friend of mine (silly, I know). Within 1 hour, the editage was deleted. That's why I started trusting them better =).

03-15-2006, 10:36 AM	#7
tmart937 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 12	Well I guess you have to take it with a grain of salt but where there is smoke there's fire! Why are bass players smarter then everyone else? rhetorical question of course.

03-16-2006, 06:37 AM	#9
blizzard Real men play pink basses Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Brisbane Posts: 7,318	It actually told someone in my class that JFK was the first president to be assassinated.

03-17-2006, 10:53 PM	#11
Thonk god is a concept Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: black mesa Posts: 12,884	Shyeah. Apparently, the mods or admins are very good with that stuff and usually return all the information back to normal rather quickly.

03-22-2006, 05:23 PM	#14
Left Shoe 13 Crosses For Mod '10 Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Boston Posts: 20,554	exemplified the mispelling of "they are" or "they're" no offense you atomicant, i just thought it was funny

03-22-2006, 05:46 PM	#15
Efrim ICEFISH Join Date: May 2005 Location: The Benthic Zone Posts: 9,058	I believe the last time it was checked, Wikipedia had something like 7 more enormous errors than Encyclopaedia Brittannica. In terms of smaller errors it had something like 150 more.(Small errors being mispelling of people's names and such) Wikipedia also has a huge number of entries, many more than any other encyclopaedia.