• FreedomAdvocate
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    20 hours ago

    I agree with you that Wikipedia is good for finding sources and reading and coming to your own conclusions, but that’s not really the point of Wikipedia. If you can’t trust/believe the actual text of the pages and have to go and read every single linked article yourself then it defeats the purpose. It’s like getting cliff notes but having to go and read the full textbooks anyway.

    The co-founders opinion is pretty important in the matter.

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      20 hours ago

      It’s always been a jumping-off point, not a primary source. It’s still fantastic that way.

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        Unfortunately that’s not how it’s used. It’s used as a primary source most of the time even on here.

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          4 hours ago

          Sure, but many will cite a news organization’s opinion page as fact. Is this a good reason for any administration to target opinion pages?

          The administration is supposed to represent the Constitution, not attack it.

          Remember your constitution; particularly the 1st amendment.