tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21308815.post8006222777765427241..comments2023-10-08T15:51:17.426+00:00Comments on Beyond Necessity: British library WikipedianEdward Ockhamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07583379503310147119noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21308815.post-76528978280156380012012-02-16T19:23:05.565+00:002012-02-16T19:23:05.565+00:00>>That is fine if your aim is entertaining f...>>That is fine if your aim is entertaining fiction, but not if you're trying to inform people.<br /><<<br /><br />I think this was <i>de re</i> not <i>de dicto</i>. Of course the Library did not use the words 'world's biggest collection of trivia', so it is false <i>de dicto</i>. But they used the proper name 'Wikipedia' which does indeed refer to the world's biggest collection of trivia, so it is true <i>de re</i>. That's quite a good way of illustrating this important philosophico-linguistic concept.Edward Ockhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07583379503310147119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21308815.post-14416439086715480942012-02-16T15:31:06.814+00:002012-02-16T15:31:06.814+00:00It would probably be better if you'd commented...It would probably be better if you'd commented; El Rego is dishonest.<br /><br />It replaces "in reviewing, improving and creating content on Wikipedia relating to British Library collections and AHRC-funded projects" with ""reviewing, improving and creating content" on the world's biggest collection of trivia". That is fine if your aim is entertaining fiction, but not if you're trying to inform people.<br /><br />And "Wikipedia's recent role in the SOPA protests destroyed any claims the organisation may have to being an objective source. There are strict rules about donating public resources to political organisations." is just silly.William M. Connolleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05836299130680534926noreply@blogger.com