RE: Thanksgiving in 1987

[thekittygirl]

Wikipedia... anyone can edit and say anything

There is oversight in Wikipedia to help prevent untruths from being published there. It isn't a total free-for-all, but runs in a somewhat decentralized manner like the Steem blockchain runs. Just as we have Blockchain Engineers, developers, and SteemCleaners, there is a Wikipedia Foundation that helps ensure the integrity and success of the project. There are various levels of editors that check work, make corrections, and ban people that try to run ripshod through the process.

It is very disturbing to me when avid proponents of the decentralized nature of the Steem blockchain denigrate other decentralized projects like Wikipedia. I have seen this happen over-and-over, though. I really like having a dynamic, up-to-date encyclopedia online rather than having to rely on a centralized, for-profit company like Brittanica or Funk & Wagnalls to publish their once-per-decade hardbound encyclopedia that only contain articles from their "experts" in each field.

I have been a contributing editor at Wikipedia since 2006, and always keep my eye peeled for inaccuracies and make corrections when I am certain I have spotted one. I am very proud of what Wikipedia has built, just as I am proud of what the Steem blockchain has built.

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Comments

[freedompoint]

Thanks for the correction. I am sure that if you edit wikipedia with the same passion that you apply on the steem blockchain it is better than I thought.

I didn't mean to strike a nerve with my opinions of wiki. I can remember writing papers in school and the teacher not letting us source wiki because it wasn't widely seen as a real source. Maybe things have changed.

[thekittygirl]

I do not know if educators recognize Wikipedia as a valid source today or not... BUT, you have to remember that educators (at least in public schools) are part of "The System" that keeps fiat money and long-traditional financial practices in place. They don't want our deviating from the model that is under their control! Blockchain technology and collaborative projects like Wikipedia are bucking that "System" and hoping for a wonderul, new world.

And I apologize if I sounded unnecessarily defensive in my earlier reply. I suppose a 'nerve' was indeed, struck, as I have encountered much ridicule of Wikipedia here on the blockchain, over-and-over from many different people. Yet, there is definitely a similar Modus Operandi  in both projects. 🙂