Feel guilty for not ever donating to wiki?

[s0me0nesmind1]

No, I feel no guilt whatsoever. No more than I do for using an ad blocker on every web site that I visit.

I remember posting a suggestion once on HardForum, about how they might improve the layout of HardOCP, and included a screen shot. The douchebag owner of the site (Kyle something, IIRC) left a nasty reply about my having ads blocked on his web site. I laughed.

Lol, Kyle gets a HUGE butt-hurt wambulance everytime someone mentions adblock on his site. Go mention Adblock on their most popular forum and it will be a banhammer quicker than 5 seconds.

 

[OverVolt]

Not even sure what you are talking about here. There is huge conflict right now in the scientific community as capitalism tries to maintain their fragile control over scientific publishing while also wanting to prevent open distribution of scientific data and articles.

http://www.plos.org/

http://www.plos.org/open-access/

If you click all the way through "polarized-psychology-is-science-devalued-in-a-divided-society"

http://politicalration.com/us/polarized-psychology-is-science-devalued-in-a-divided-society/

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jarry..._4839207.html?utm_hp_ref=politics&ir=Politics

Its actually a reposted Huffpo article which is generally written by 20 year old know nothings who cry if its not "trending" fast enough. Hmmmmm....

 

[Ichinisan]

Wiki is just an oversized google for useless (semi)fact confirmation. Why the hell would I donate money for something that is maintained in part by random users, as well as simple information that google provides?

Fuck off Wiki, go put in Googleads like everyone else so I can adblock them and not give a shit. Until I start maxing out my 401k, IRA, and then start shitting out money every year, I would never think to donate money to a website.

I've added a lot of information on Wikipedia that you can't just find on Google.

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...until you know what to look for.

 

[OverVolt]

I've added a lot of information on Wikipedia that you can't just find on Google.

And they probably removed it for citation needed...

 

[Ichinisan]

And they probably removed it for citation needed...

A lot of my edits are still there. Sometimes people will simply add the citation for you. I often include citations with my edits. I often provide citations for information that was added by others.

 

[norseamd]

A lot of my edits are still there. Sometimes people will simply add the citation for you. I often include citations with my edits. I often provide citations for information that was added by others.

The fact is some are just going to go with what their political, sociological, and psychological affiliation leads them to and advance that regardless of whether or not they understand what might be true.

And if it was shown that getting rid of patents actually increases discoveries and innovation do you think everyone would start to start accepting it even if it had full proof of everything?

 

[Ichinisan]

The fact is some are just going to go with what their political, sociological, and psychological affiliation leads them to and advance that regardless of whether or not they understand what might be true.

And if it was shown that getting rid of patents actually increases discoveries and innovation do you think everyone would start to start accepting it even if it had full proof of everything?

"They?" If you feel that way, it's your fault for not editing Wikipedia. It is what we make of it.

Fix the inaccuracies you find there.

 

[norseamd]

"They?" If you feel that way, it's your fault for not editing Wikipedia. It is what we make of it.

Fix the inaccuracies you find there.

No I was actually referring to all the diatribe that some even in this topic have for Wikipedia and they seem to all want to support their own beliefs or affiliation regardless of how everything might actually exist in overall perspective.