Bester
<font color=blue><B>Grand UberSoke, Sith-jutsu Ryu
I'd heard about this "Wikipedia" thing, a global, editable encyclopedia that anyone could contribute to, and that was community built. So, I checked it out, and started digging into various arts.
I expected something useful, informative, and educational.
Sometimes, I even found it.
But, listings on a few arts, most notably Modern Arnis and those associated with it showed the problem with a place that anyone can edit, with no checks or balances to ensure accuracy or reliability.
The listings showed a battle, 2 factions, engaged in trying to get their views across. Entries to people would be added, deleted, readded, edited, reedited, round and round, pausing only when one side had left, only to resume once they got back.
In 1 entry, the same link was added and removed 8! times. A link to a site known to be very lax in accountability or reliability of it's content. (Or in other words, any ******* can make a claim and have no requirement to validate it.)
In another, an individuals credentials were added, removed, readded, edited in an insulting manner, removed, replaced, revised and eliminated.
In yet another, over 100 revisions in a single day indicated almost outright warfare as 4 of more individuals continually wrote blasting screeds against each other in what should have been a simple bio of a founder, now deceived.
What is the usefulness of such a tool?
There is none. It is simply another place for people to post their agendas, their skewed histories, and artificially inflate their egos. Like Live Journal, and the "Blogs", a noble idea has been corrupted and usurped by those who lack the moral fiber, the ethics, the internal character to stand on their own feet. Degenerates who need to tear down others in order to placate their own inadequacies of character and lack of achievement.
A pity. The idea was a good one. But even it's creators lament it's decent into uselessness.
There can be good information in there. One needs to shovel alot of dung though, before striking anything of significant value.
I expected something useful, informative, and educational.
Sometimes, I even found it.
But, listings on a few arts, most notably Modern Arnis and those associated with it showed the problem with a place that anyone can edit, with no checks or balances to ensure accuracy or reliability.
The listings showed a battle, 2 factions, engaged in trying to get their views across. Entries to people would be added, deleted, readded, edited, reedited, round and round, pausing only when one side had left, only to resume once they got back.
In 1 entry, the same link was added and removed 8! times. A link to a site known to be very lax in accountability or reliability of it's content. (Or in other words, any ******* can make a claim and have no requirement to validate it.)
In another, an individuals credentials were added, removed, readded, edited in an insulting manner, removed, replaced, revised and eliminated.
In yet another, over 100 revisions in a single day indicated almost outright warfare as 4 of more individuals continually wrote blasting screeds against each other in what should have been a simple bio of a founder, now deceived.
What is the usefulness of such a tool?
There is none. It is simply another place for people to post their agendas, their skewed histories, and artificially inflate their egos. Like Live Journal, and the "Blogs", a noble idea has been corrupted and usurped by those who lack the moral fiber, the ethics, the internal character to stand on their own feet. Degenerates who need to tear down others in order to placate their own inadequacies of character and lack of achievement.
A pity. The idea was a good one. But even it's creators lament it's decent into uselessness.
There can be good information in there. One needs to shovel alot of dung though, before striking anything of significant value.
