tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21308815.post3526071826108799448..comments2023-10-08T15:51:17.426+00:00Comments on Beyond Necessity: The medical condition known as glucojasinogenEdward Ockhamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07583379503310147119noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21308815.post-38653609727008592872017-12-03T18:03:19.764+00:002017-12-03T18:03:19.764+00:00The poster need not to be in the basement. Even if...The poster need not to be in the basement. Even if it is just besides the switch, with lights off it cannot be read. Even if it’s right on the door, it might be neglected in a hurry. Fine print and nuances are inevitably lost in the flurry of information rush, and I think Wikipedia has done its fair bit. It’s an open document, so you are welcome to volunteer your work to help warn people of such dangerous pages, like this blog did by bringing their attention to one of them. I don’t think blaming Wikipedia further would improve the situation much. Yufan Louhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06338553350463365218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21308815.post-89111119948364101482017-11-30T20:53:25.128+00:002017-11-30T20:53:25.128+00:00On "Wikipedia has clearly stated" -- in ...On "Wikipedia has clearly stated" -- in other words, "read the f**ng fine print". Because I didn't see this "clearly stated" in the glucojasinogen-poisoned page. In the gas metaphor, one turns on the gas and leaves the huge warning poster in the basment.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15527768847823620067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21308815.post-13777674395178099732014-10-28T01:05:05.545+00:002014-10-28T01:05:05.545+00:00Wikipedia has clearly stated that it is not a reli...Wikipedia has clearly stated that <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_is_not_a_reliable_source" rel="nofollow">it is not a reliable source</a> to be used in research papers. So in your metaphor, the one who turns on the gas has explicitly warned everyone not to light anything and keep a distance, the appropriateness of the metaphor aside. Additionally, Wikipedia <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Medical_disclaimer" rel="nofollow">explicitly refuses to be based on by medical decisions</a>.Yufan Louhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06338553350463365218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21308815.post-36495902993632144612012-03-04T07:46:00.051+00:002012-03-04T07:46:00.051+00:00On 'real villains', if I turn on the gas s...On 'real villains', if I turn on the gas so the whole house is full of it, and someone comes in and fails to notice the smell of the gas and lights a match, and the whole street blows up, who is to blame? I am blaming the person who turned on the gas. You are blaming the one who lit the match. <br /><br />Perhaps both are to blame?Edward Ockhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07583379503310147119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21308815.post-88893262612359422992012-03-04T07:19:38.069+00:002012-03-04T07:19:38.069+00:00>>the real villains here, which you don'...>>the real villains here, which you don't even appear to have noticed<br /><br />I expected someone to say that. Likewise, when the 'Essjay' controversy erupted, Andrew Lih and others blamed the fact-checking of the <i>New Yorker</i>.<br /><br />>>Well, as of now, this error has gone from wiki<br /><br />How many remain? I am no longer publishing the ones I am finding.Edward Ockhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07583379503310147119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21308815.post-25031420663306577722012-03-03T19:44:33.574+00:002012-03-03T19:44:33.574+00:00I guess I'm expected to defend Wiki so I will:...I guess I'm expected to defend Wiki so I will: the real villains here, which you don't even appear to have noticed, are the journals which picked this up.<br /><br />What we're seeing is clear plagiarism of Wiki; we can tell its plagiarism, of course, since (a) the text can't have come from anywhere else and (b) wikipedia isn't cited.<br /><br />These are supposed to be real academic journals with real review; people are paying real money for them. And yet they are publishing recycled crap. And you don't care, you'd rather take a poke at wiki.<br /><br />Well, as of now, this error has gone from wiki - wanna bet how long it will take the journals to retract their crap plagiarised papers?William M. Connolleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05836299130680534926noreply@blogger.com