[WikiEN-l] Using Wikipedia unlikely to result in collapse of knowledge

Jussi-Ville Heiskanen cimonavaro at gmail.com
Tue Oct 7 16:59:33 UTC 2008


Thomas Dalton wrote:
>> Odd, any chance somebody pasted the wrong category into the template
>> code? I thought lack of completeness and lack of clarity were distinct
>> issues.
>>     
>
> Lack of clarity is usually caused by a lack of information, but the
> converse isn't necessarily true. I don't think that category is
> correct, either.
>
>   

I call bullshit. Amphiboly and obfuscation are both based
and predicated on a requirement and expectation of
asymmetry of information.

Usually when people have a lack of information, their
principles and motivations are often painfully clear.


Yours,

Jussi-Ville Heiskanen





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