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danielson

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Re: Wikipedia has NO credibility
« Reply #100 on: March 12, 2007, 12:08:55 PM »
why'd u name that "kkk" ;D

Oops, I meant to name it KK.
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Re: Wikipedia has NO credibility
« Reply #101 on: March 12, 2007, 12:14:05 PM »
hahahha, seeing Adonis's picture up under natural bodybuilder was classic. Brilliant!!!!


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Re: Wikipedia has NO credibility
« Reply #102 on: March 12, 2007, 12:17:38 PM »
Treat Wikipedia like you treat any research material...BEcayse all of it is edited by people...If it isnt cited then dont give it too much credit.
Good point, mal. In any research, use as many references as you can and use reasoned skepticism. 

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Re: Wikipedia has NO credibility
« Reply #103 on: March 12, 2007, 12:21:11 PM »
Good point, mal. In any research, use as many references as you can and use reasoned skepticism. 

Exactly...we can sift through the bs...and even if its not on wikipedia and on something else it still needs sources.

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Re: Wikipedia has NO credibility
« Reply #104 on: March 12, 2007, 12:26:34 PM »
"The person in the picture of a "natural bodybuilder posing" clearly shows the idea of bodybuilding: it doesn't matter if your face look like if you've been hit with a brick, you just try to make the most out of your body."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bodybuilding#Sport

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Re: Wikipedia has NO credibility
« Reply #105 on: March 12, 2007, 12:32:06 PM »
I remember when some clown made a wikipedia about me. Those were the days.  ::)

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Re: Wikipedia has NO credibility
« Reply #106 on: March 12, 2007, 12:36:28 PM »

ANYONE can put ANYTHING on it.


HAHA
What a revelation!  A "wiki" site, allows anyone to post on it!  Amazing. lol
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Re: Wikipedia has NO credibility
« Reply #107 on: March 12, 2007, 12:38:27 PM »
just push some weight!

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Re: Wikipedia has NO credibility
« Reply #108 on: March 12, 2007, 12:42:49 PM »
Yes and no. Textbooks, journals, thesis docs, etc... are generally (always?) written by an expert...biased/mistaken or not, they'll have a very high percentage of accuate information.

Wiki? Fuxk. Any douche can add/edit it. TA could go up and write a whole thing about "Proper Bodybuilding Nutrition" and say that McDonalds and Ben & Jerrys are staples. No one will know the difference until someone (a person who actaully cares to go through the steps, and who knows) flags it -- even then it'll wait for a mod -- and even then, the mod can only blank it out (not replace it w/ correct info)...or they have to edit it themselves.

Wiki is stupid. The people who made it are stupid billiant (idiot savants).



Wikipedia is a brilliant idea.

It works since most of the contributors to it are genuine.

One would think that Wiki would be sabotaged by trolls, but as a matter of fact, when Brittanica Encyclopaedia and Wikipedia were tested against each other a year ago, Wikipedia more than held its own.

Once in awhile, you'll see an article or a topic being messed with, but the absolute majority of people are honest.

To be honest, I feel sorry for Abeles. Did someone upload that picture to make it look like he's delusional?

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Re: Wikipedia has NO credibility
« Reply #109 on: March 12, 2007, 12:46:59 PM »
What is Adonis doing in Wikipedia??
And why is there talk about steroids referring to his pic, i thought he was natural? :o

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Re: Wikipedia has NO credibility
« Reply #110 on: March 12, 2007, 12:48:04 PM »
Alright I think I may stand corrected here.  Maybe it takes alot more interested readership to keep the information accurate on Wikipedia.  Probably given an infinite number of people who could contribute, the facts might stay somewhat straight.  But maybe bodybuilding is too isolated of an interest for the information not to be too regularly corrupted to be taken seriously.  Which articles qualify to be locked so that they can't be vandalized?  Recently I read where credit was given to Wikipedia for keeping the Anna Nicole articles relatively reliable during the days following her passing, but I guess there are going to be alot more responsible people watching over that sort of thing though.    

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Re: Wikipedia has NO credibility
« Reply #111 on: March 12, 2007, 12:49:19 PM »
Yes and no. Textbooks, journals, thesis docs, etc... are generally (always?) written by an expert...biased/mistaken or not, they'll have a very high percentage of accuate information.
Agree. But even tho it may be peer-reviewed etc., at the end of the day it is just one perspective so use lots of such sources to do your research.

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Re: Wikipedia has NO credibility
« Reply #112 on: March 12, 2007, 12:49:38 PM »
I think I am a great Lifetime Natural Bodybuilder.

Such a shame that most are jealous.

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Re: Wikipedia has NO credibility
« Reply #113 on: March 12, 2007, 12:52:54 PM »
I think I am a great Lifetime Natural Bodybuilder.

Such a shame that most are jealous.

So you ARE natural? Thought so....
BTW, did YOU put that pic of you on wikipedia? Just curious...

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Re: Wikipedia has NO credibility
« Reply #114 on: March 12, 2007, 12:55:38 PM »
So you ARE natural? Thought so....
BTW, did YOU put that pic of you on wikipedia? Just curious...


Lifetime Natural.  I am featured for a good reason.  People need to see what a true Lifetime Natural bodybuilder looks like.

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Re: Wikipedia has NO credibility
« Reply #115 on: March 12, 2007, 01:01:14 PM »
amazing how long it took most of you to realize that Adonis's picture was up there. Did you think it was Steve Reeves?

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Re: Wikipedia has NO credibility
« Reply #116 on: March 12, 2007, 01:01:55 PM »
Alright I think I may stand corrected here.  Maybe it takes alot more interested readership to keep the information accurate on Wikipedia.  Probably given an infinite number of people who could contribute, the facts might stay somewhat straight.  But maybe bodybuilding is too isolated of an interest for the information not to be too regularly corrupted to be taken seriously.  Which articles qualify to be locked so that they can't be vandalized?  Recently I read where credit was given to Wikipedia for keeping the Anna Nicole articles relatively reliable during the days following her passing, but I guess there are going to be alot more responsible people watching over that sort of thing though.     

I think the uproar something like this creates is a perfect example of the excellence of wikipedia.

Perhaps this will result in corrections (several) of the faulty information and in the end a different picture. Perhaps a picture of Chris Thomas.

I am by no means an expert of Wikipedia, but as it happens, I went to a seminar on Wikipedia and how it has developed the other day.

Quite interesting, and the take-home message was somehow that most of the internet users want correct information on the net, and take pride in not writing BS. Ie, most articles are correct from the beginning, and they're only improved, not corrected.



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Re: Wikipedia has NO credibility
« Reply #117 on: March 12, 2007, 01:05:51 PM »
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bodybuilding

Just goes to show ya ANYONE can put ANYTHING on it.
Epic jealousy

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Re: Wikipedia has NO credibility
« Reply #118 on: March 12, 2007, 01:06:27 PM »
I think the uproar something like this creates is a perfect example of the excellence of wikipedia.

Perhaps this will result in corrections (several) of the faulty information and in the end a different picture. Perhaps a picture of Chris Thomas.

I am by no means an expert of Wikipedia, but as it happens, I went to a seminar on Wikipedia and how it has developed the other day.

Quite interesting, and the take-home message was somehow that most of the internet users want correct information on the net, and take pride in not writing BS. Ie, most articles are correct from the beginning, and they're only improved, not corrected.



-Hedge

Interesting.  Maybe after this initial surge in interest passes, things will tend to sort themselves out over there.  

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Re: Wikipedia has NO credibility
« Reply #119 on: March 12, 2007, 01:13:35 PM »
Epic jealousy
Indeed.

Its coming out of their ears and fingertips. 

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Re: Wikipedia has NO credibility
« Reply #120 on: March 12, 2007, 01:28:32 PM »
TA could go up and write a whole thing about "Proper Bodybuilding Nutrition" and say that McDonalds and Ben & Jerrys are staples.

Don't give him any ideas.  :)

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Re: Wikipedia has NO credibility
« Reply #121 on: March 12, 2007, 01:49:50 PM »
Now that is funny.   ;D

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Re: Wikipedia has NO credibility
« Reply #122 on: March 12, 2007, 02:13:44 PM »
Wikipedia is a brilliant idea.

It works since most of the contributors to it are genuine.

One would think that Wiki would be sabotaged by trolls, but as a matter of fact, when Brittanica Encyclopaedia and Wikipedia were tested against each other a year ago, Wikipedia more than held its own.

Once in awhile, you'll see an article or a topic being messed with, but the absolute majority of people are honest.

To be honest, I feel sorry for Abeles. Did someone upload that picture to make it look like he's delusional?

-Hedge

Actually, Wikipedia has been shown to be more reliable that Brittanica due to it being available for anyone to update.

For instance... I read something, I know it's wrong... I cite a reference on why it's wrong and it's corrected... Also, if something changes, it can be updated in real time... With a normal encyclopedia, you will have to buy a new volume to get the latest content.

Wikipedia is quite a fantastic resource... Let's face it though, if you're doing a thesis or something of that nature, you have to have NUMEROUS sources to support your theory... Wikipedia won't get you a Master's degree by any stretch.

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Re: Wikipedia has NO credibility
« Reply #123 on: March 12, 2007, 02:14:54 PM »
I think I am a great Lifetime Natural Bodybuilder.

Such a shame that most are jealous.
LOL. Perhaps it's maybe that most of us have a modicum of humility.  :)

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Re: Wikipedia has NO credibility
« Reply #124 on: March 12, 2007, 02:26:54 PM »
the great princess decided to praise us with her presence, you couldnt resist could you