Unknown user Posted October 2, 2023 Share Posted October 2, 2023 Good thing or bad thing? There's some great stuff on there, but plenty of nonsense, so is there any point to it when you can't be sure if it's ripping the pish on a particular subject? If it's a subject I don't know, I might use Wikipedia as a jumping off point, checking the references at the bottom for sites and sources to check, but there's so much misinformation and opinion that you just can't rely on the site itself. It's such a shame that this is what happens to something when you let the general public edit it, but we're probably lucky it's not been renamed Wiki McWikface or some old arse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hughesie27 Posted October 2, 2023 Share Posted October 2, 2023 I'd guess the accurate pages will vastly outweigh the ones with false info. I'd be wary on pages related to recent topics like a Celeb Death etc but for your standard random query the chances are you will get the right info. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig_ Posted October 2, 2023 Share Posted October 2, 2023 Must admit I was thinking the same when I read on Wiki that Gino D'acampo spent two years inside for burgling Paul Young's house. Turns out it was actually true! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the posh bit Posted October 2, 2023 Share Posted October 2, 2023 Great for movie info. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fitzroy Pointon Posted October 2, 2023 Share Posted October 2, 2023 19 minutes ago, the posh bit said: Great for movie info. This, music and football stats. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hansel Posted October 2, 2023 Share Posted October 2, 2023 26 minutes ago, Craig_ said: Must admit I was thinking the same when I read on Wiki that Gino D'acampo spent two years inside for burgling Paul Young's house. Turns out it was actually true! Didn't know that. Mad bazza 😆 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unknown user Posted October 2, 2023 Author Share Posted October 2, 2023 55 minutes ago, Craig_ said: Must admit I was thinking the same when I read on Wiki that Gino D'acampo spent two years inside for burgling Paul Young's house. Turns out it was actually true! **** off! Really? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig_ Posted October 2, 2023 Share Posted October 2, 2023 30 minutes ago, ǝǝɥʇᴉɯS said: **** off! Really? Yep, proper wrong 'un, he was. Turned his life around pretty well, to be fair. https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.thesun.co.uk/tvandshowbiz/6804417/gino-dacampo-burgle-paul-young-house/amp/ (apologies for link to the S*n) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Potter Posted October 2, 2023 Share Posted October 2, 2023 1 hour ago, Salad Fingers said: This, music and football stats. Aye the football stats are spot on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milky_26 Posted October 2, 2023 Share Posted October 2, 2023 The trick which I expect most of you already know is to check the reference for the information and decide from there if you trust it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Montpelier Posted October 2, 2023 Share Posted October 2, 2023 Gone are the days I guess when students would reach for a copy of encyclopedia brittanica Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tian447 Posted October 2, 2023 Share Posted October 2, 2023 Love wasting time on Wikipedia link surfing. Start reading about something, click a link, read some of that, click a link, and before long you find yourself reading a list of bridges in Peru. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_bridges_in_Peru Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unknown user Posted October 2, 2023 Author Share Posted October 2, 2023 1 hour ago, tian447 said: Love wasting time on Wikipedia link surfing. Start reading about something, click a link, read some of that, click a link, and before long you find yourself reading a list of bridges in Peru. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_bridges_in_Peru Nice, and I've wasted many hours jumping off from this page. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Unusual_articles Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crunchy frog Posted October 2, 2023 Share Posted October 2, 2023 https://mirror.uncyc.org/wiki/Hib_of_Midlothian_FC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunder and Lightning Posted October 2, 2023 Share Posted October 2, 2023 Great website, sadly it's information on Scotland's role in the British Empire seems lacking... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy Brown Posted October 2, 2023 Share Posted October 2, 2023 Best make the most of it. When AI goes full throttle, absolutely nothing will be trustworthy on the net. All in my own opinion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tazio Posted October 2, 2023 Share Posted October 2, 2023 Easily manipulated if you don’t check sources on it. I once changed a Hearts player’s (can’t remember who) height to 6’2” to win a petty argument in the Terrace. He was about 5’8” before I got in there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig_ Posted October 2, 2023 Share Posted October 2, 2023 19 minutes ago, Tazio said: Easily manipulated if you don’t check sources on it. I once changed a Hearts player’s (can’t remember who) height to 6’2” to win a petty argument in the Terrace. He was about 5’8” before I got in there. Audrius Ksanavicius? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawnrazor Posted October 2, 2023 Share Posted October 2, 2023 Just now, Craig_ said: Audrius Ksanavicius? Donald Park? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tazio Posted October 2, 2023 Share Posted October 2, 2023 16 minutes ago, Craig_ said: Audrius Ksanavicius? 15 minutes ago, Dawnrazor said: Donald Park? Nah, it was a Scottish midfielder I was bizarrely claiming was taller than he looked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spellczech Posted October 4, 2023 Share Posted October 4, 2023 On 02/10/2023 at 19:39, Thunder and Lightning said: Great website, sadly it's information on Scotland's role in the British Empire seems lacking... I read a book about the British Empire once - Perhaps by Neil Ferguson? cannot remember - but I do remember that it had a chapter called "A Scottish Empire?" and spoke about advancement in London being a closed door after 1707 so literally loads went off abroad as soldiers, engineers and administrators. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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