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Old 01-12-2009, 02:07 AM   #11 (permalink)
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How can you assume that history only exists in Wikipedia. All legit info from wikipedia comes from a source, thats why they have footnotes. If you delete an entry, there is still the source where the entry originated. You are saying if someone deletes the whole article of lets say "molecules", all data on molecules will no longer exist.
Due to bitrot, a lot of internet-based sources disappear over time. One of the benefits of a site like Wikipedia is it can document information, long after sources disappear, go out of business, etc.

That's why this is a moderately important issue.
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Old 01-12-2009, 02:20 AM   #12 (permalink)
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Due to bitrot, a lot of internet-based sources disappear over time. One of the benefits of a site like Wikipedia is it can document information, long after sources disappear, go out of business, etc.

That's why this is a moderately important issue.
internet-based sources may disappear over time, but there are always book and periodical sources people can use. The world got around without using the internet for sources for generations. Wikipedia is allowed to do whatever the hell it wants since it is for everyone to be able to change it. If you really want an online source, go subscribe to encyclopedia brittannica. Lets see if bit rot will destroy that.
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Old 01-13-2009, 07:42 PM   #13 (permalink)
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internet-based sources may disappear over time, but there are always book and periodical sources people can use. The world got around without using the internet for sources for generations. Wikipedia is allowed to do whatever the hell it wants since it is for everyone to be able to change it. If you really want an online source, go subscribe to encyclopedia brittannica. Lets see if bit rot will destroy that.

Wikipedia is definitely "allowed" to do whatever they want. That is not really the point.
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