[Foundation-l] The 'Undue Weight' of Truth on Wikipedia (from the Chronicle) + some citation discussions

[David Gerard]

On 22 February 2012 13:29, Thomas Morton <morton.thomas at googlemail.com> wrote:

> However I am interested in whether you have a specific idea of what you
> would change? Can you express a reason for why using the published test is
> a poor signal?


It produces a rich crop of both false positives and false negatives. I
can't think of a better test off the top of my head, but that doesn't
mean it's defects are somehow not gross and obvious. No-one who's ever
been quoted by the media could ever hear them being called a "reliable
source" and keep a straight face.


- d.