The link is to the NPR article and the comment below is worth reviewing. How can this perception typical among the NPR commentators be over-turned?
" Boe D (Dajoe) wrote: "People: If you are knowledgable enough to find a fault in Wikipedia--Go fix it!"
Boe, are you kidding? it's because of the hubris and tenacity of the ignorant that we cannot fix it. we have only finite energy and time, and the self-appointed "editors" who elect among themselves the "administrators" (who wield the real power), will just revert any fix that doesn't fit with their POV.
if you take them on, they will run to an admin friend of theirs and you will be blocked. if you stand your ground, they will "community ban" you indefinitely and then you either get another login ID or you edit anonymously, but in either case you must fly below the radar or be accused of sock-puppetry.
you can be a noted expert in your field, but if you are outnumbered by two self-appointed editors that disagree, any time you spend contributing to the project will eventually be wasted.
the second pillar of Wikipedia has crumbled to the earth. it does not exist anymore except as rubble."
if Jimbo only knew.
Links send out this morning to 1000s of librarians.
Wikipedia Irks Philip Roth With Reluctance To Edit Entry About His Novelhttp://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2012/09/07/160776104/wikipedia-irks-philip-roth-with-reluctance-to-edit-entry-about-his-novel
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