On Dec 4, 2007 12:40 AM, Risker risker.wp@gmail.com wrote:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Ral315While I see your point, Ral315, as I pointed out to jossi earlier this evening, we have well over 1000 links to this "rag" on Wikipedia right now (I think it comes out to 1835). If it is that bad a source, then there's some major cleaning up to do. I doubt you'll manage to convince all ov the editors on all of the articles where it is used that it is that bad of a source. I'll agree it comes out a bit like a hit piece, but I've seen far worse in "reliable" sources on similar subjects. It would be interesting to know if the Foundation or Jimbo were asked to comment though, which is one thing the article doesn't say.
I wouldn't call it a rag. They're reliable on many subjects. However, on some, particularly Wikipedia, they have a distinct and non-relenting bias. While this article wasn't particularly bad, the fact is that every article they write about Wikipedia includes a dig at our reliability, editors, "cabal", or something else they can complain about. I said I wouldn't call it a "newspaper" because when I think of a newspaper, The Register doesn't come to mind at all.
Like any source, their biases should be seriously considered.