On 7/13/06, Oldak Quill oldakquill@gmail.com wrote:
I agree with all of your points, but I think we should avoid pointing out every mistake the press makes when reporting us. This makes us seem slightly self-righteous and pig-headed. Sure, the mainstream press makes mistakes (my newspaper carries several corrections a day), but this doesn't remove from the validity of them, just as our mistakes don't remove (or shouldn't remove) from our validity.
I disagree - I think the WP community should keep the press accountable on how Wikipedia is reported. However, I do agree that critcism should be constructive, and not snarky and obnoxious, as comments on this list tend to be.
Take the latest [[Ken Lay]] debate. With wire outlets like Reuters, their story gets regurgitated in many different outlets - paper, online, television, radio, etc. The media reports this as evidence that Wikipedia is in trouble. If the story is obviously inaccurate, they should be called on it.
-Andrew (User:Fuzheado)