On 14 Mar, Fiona McLean <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> It would be possible to deliberately add or amend an entry in Wikipedia
> so that you could then quote it as a reference! eg Write a page called
> 'f'lyingpig', then write an essay saying 'pigs can fly (see
> http://www.wikipedia.org/ flyingpigs)'
As I understand it, Wikipedia is "self-correcting" - someone else will
edit it to say "pigs can't fly" - so what you see will tend to reflect
the majority view ... but what happens if the minority is right I don't
know :-)
Peter A
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