@Gork@lemm.ee to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish • 8 months agoElon Musk Offers to Also Ruin Wikipediawww.rollingstone.comexternal-linkmessage-square396fedilinkarrow-up11.4Kcross-posted to: wolnyinternet@szmer.info
arrow-up11.4Kexternal-linkElon Musk Offers to Also Ruin Wikipediawww.rollingstone.com@Gork@lemm.ee to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish • 8 months agomessage-square396fedilinkcross-posted to: wolnyinternet@szmer.info
minus-squarewagesj45linkfedilink3•8 months ago Wikipedia just summarizes the primary sources. Technically, I think they only allow primary sources to be referenced if supported by a secondary source. They have weird and complex rules around that,
minus-square@emberwit@feddit.delinkfedilinkEnglish2•edit-28 months agoWikipedia prefers secondary sources, but I think that is not what user Star meant by primary. Just the sources that Wikipedia itself works with.
minus-squarewagesj45linkfedilink2•8 months agoYou’re right, but what would the internet be without a little pedantry and ignoring the point of the post? :D
Technically, I think they only allow primary sources to be referenced if supported by a secondary source. They have weird and complex rules around that,
Wikipedia prefers secondary sources, but I think that is not what user Star meant by primary. Just the sources that Wikipedia itself works with.
You’re right, but what would the internet be without a little pedantry and ignoring the point of the post? :D