Don Cox wrote:*******
On 22/03/07, David Lennick wrote:
Has Wikipedia ever retracted anything?
Frequently, I think. Isn't the whole point that it can be edited and updated continually, unlike a printed book?
And isn't the whole point of my rant (resisting the temptation to type this next phrase in upper case) the fact that *anyone* can amend *anything* in any Wikipedia article, with nobody questioning the amendment until someone notices the inaccuracy? As far as I'm concerned, that renders it potentially 100% unreliable. If it leads you to a source that you trust, well and good. But you could have found that source yourself.
dl
BTW, this Wikipedia topic made it to the six o'clock news last night on CBS in the US. In the final "leave em feeling good/warm and fuzzy/ironic questioning" slot. Mal