[WikiEN-l] Expertaphobia
Nina Stratton
ninaeliza at gmail.com
Fri Jan 19 02:00:15 UTC 2007
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> In the article on Cheesesteak, people were constantly coming in with
> pronouncements on what kind of cheese was proper or what brand of
> roll was required, and insisting that they were Philadelphians and
> that they _knew_. But the thing was, some people that said they were
> experts said that an authentic Philadelphia cheesesteak had Cheese
> Whiz and coarsely cut meat, while other people who said they were
> experts said that an authentic Philadelphia cheesesteak had provolone
> cheese and finely chopped meat.
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> That's the beautiful thing about Wikipedia. Why highlight the debate of,
say, any article related to science, the humanities or philosophy, when
we've got the issue right there in a fine Philly Cheesesteak?
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Sincerely,
Nina
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