Active Topics | Member List | Search | Help | Register | Login
The John Byrne Forum
Byrne Robotics > The John Byrne Forum << Prev Page of 45 Next >>
Topic: Wikipedia (Topic Closed Topic Closed) Post ReplyPost New Topic
Author
Message
Jon Juzan
Byrne Robotics Member
Avatar

Joined: 06 May 2004
Location: United States
Posts: 696
Posted: 14 September 2005 at 2:59pm | IP Logged | 1  

I think you and I may have very different opinions about what a "free country" is Joe.  Wikipedia states what it is, quite obviously.  For JB to correct it, then have no one else edit it after he is done, would be against the entire concept of it's creation.

IMDB.COM has lost a lot of respect.  If Wikipedia hasn't already, it will.  As long as they are stating that anyone can edit it (hence, open to inaccuracies), they are doing all they need to do.

Back to Top profile | search
 
Ron De Marco
Byrne Robotics Member
Avatar

Joined: 16 April 2004
Location: United States
Posts: 364
Posted: 14 September 2005 at 3:00pm | IP Logged | 2  

I really like the concept of Wiki's, and I have gone to Wikipedia quie often to get information about a city that I was going to be visiting.

It's too bad that something like this is most always tainted by the few who have no idea how to repsectufully handle the power to given to them. Using that power for the benefit of everyone, and neglecting self interests, people could really make this a great store of informatrion about anything and everything.  It's a Great Idea, a pure information warehouse, without filters, but we see that there are plenty who just don't want to play nice when it comes down to executing the Great Idea.

I'm really curious to see how this plays out.
Back to Top profile | search
 
Joe Zhang
Byrne Robotics Member
Avatar

Joined: 16 April 2004
Location: United States
Posts: 12857
Posted: 14 September 2005 at 3:03pm | IP Logged | 3  

"I think you and I may have very different opinions about what a "free country" is Joe."

???


Back to Top profile | search e-mail
 
Charles Jensen
Byrne Robotics Member
Avatar

Joined: 11 April 2005
Location: United States
Posts: 1127
Posted: 14 September 2005 at 3:10pm | IP Logged | 4  

Why not go to the other extreme, JB? If they won't let you make it accurate and won't stick to facts why not really make the thing ridiculous so that people KNOW what it is.
Back to Top profile | search | www e-mail
 
Jon Juzan
Byrne Robotics Member
Avatar

Joined: 06 May 2004
Location: United States
Posts: 696
Posted: 14 September 2005 at 3:10pm | IP Logged | 5  

You're acting like the site is "wrong" for having the concept that they have.
Back to Top profile | search
 
Jon Juzan
Byrne Robotics Member
Avatar

Joined: 06 May 2004
Location: United States
Posts: 696
Posted: 14 September 2005 at 3:11pm | IP Logged | 6  

Why not go to the other extreme, JB? If they won't let you make it accurate and won't stick to facts why not really make the thing ridiculous so that people KNOW what it is.

---------------------------

NOW THIS MAN is thinking!

Back to Top profile | search
 
Joe Zhang
Byrne Robotics Member
Avatar

Joined: 16 April 2004
Location: United States
Posts: 12857
Posted: 14 September 2005 at 3:12pm | IP Logged | 7  

The concept is fine. It's the idiots who want to fill it up with their idioicy then defend their right to mess it up. 
Back to Top profile | search e-mail
 
Matt Reed
Byrne Robotics Security
Avatar
Robotmod

Joined: 16 April 2004
Posts: 35967
Posted: 14 September 2005 at 3:32pm | IP Logged | 8  

Jon, why do you say that IMDb has lost a lot of respect?  Stick to the main page of any entry where you can't dispute films made, dates and box office, and it's a great site. The biographies written by fans on the second page are clearly marked as such, even including the email addresses of the people who write them.
Back to Top profile | search
 
Jacob P Secrest
Byrne Robotics Member
Avatar

Joined: 18 October 2004
Location: United States
Posts: 4068
Posted: 14 September 2005 at 3:39pm | IP Logged | 9  

 Jon Juzan wrote:

I think you and I may have very different opinions about what a "free
country" is Joe.

From the Wikipedia Byrne article:
"Byrne has implied on his message board that both he and Simone will be
leaving the title by early 2005, short of the originally announced 12-
month run."
That's just plain not true.
Back to Top profile | search | www
 
Joe Zhang
Byrne Robotics Member
Avatar

Joined: 16 April 2004
Location: United States
Posts: 12857
Posted: 14 September 2005 at 3:46pm | IP Logged | 10  

And if you were to amend that piece of information now you would end up in a pissing match with the guy who wrote it for days and weeks. 
Back to Top profile | search e-mail
 
David Uzumeri
Byrne Robotics Member
Avatar

Joined: 05 June 2005
Posts: 23
Posted: 14 September 2005 at 3:48pm | IP Logged | 11  

Okay, then. If it's not true, correct it once the protection phase is over. Try mentioning it on the article's talk page; that's what talk pages are for.

and Charles, adding nonsense to a Wikipedia article is the sort of thing that will get you banned as a vandal. Do you WANT to be a vandal?

Anyway, the "DragonflySixtyseven" person seems to have apologized - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:John_byrne




Edited by David Uzumeri on 14 September 2005 at 3:53pm
Back to Top profile | search
 
Charles Jensen
Byrne Robotics Member
Avatar

Joined: 11 April 2005
Location: United States
Posts: 1127
Posted: 14 September 2005 at 3:57pm | IP Logged | 12  

David Uzumeri wrote: Charles, adding nonsense to a Wikipedia article is the sort of thing that will get you banned as a vandal.

****

I am just saying that from JB's standpoint these people that are misrepresenting him are vandals as well.

My line of thinking is that Wikipedia seems to treat gossip, whether it is true or not, as fact. so why not manipulate that to JB's benefit? Why not create gossip that JB finds enjoyable or at least amusing? And by Wikipedia's criteria that is fact, and therefore relevant.

Edited by Charles Jensen on 14 September 2005 at 4:00pm
Back to Top profile | search | www e-mail
 

<< Prev Page of 45 Next >>
  Post ReplyPost New Topic
Printable version Printable version

Forum Jump
You cannot post new topics in this forum
You cannot reply to topics in this forum
You cannot delete your posts in this forum
You cannot edit your posts in this forum
You cannot create polls in this forum
You cannot vote in polls in this forum

 Active Topics | Member List | Search | Help | Register | Login