[ExI] Wikipedia Corruption

Lee Corbin lcorbin at rawbw.com
Wed May 14 03:21:13 UTC 2008


Michael Anissimov wrote

(From: Michael Anissimov 
To: ExI chat list ; World Transhumanist Association Discussion List 
Sent: Friday, May 09, 2008 2:32 PM
Subject: Re: [ExI] [wta-talk] Transhumanism in wikipedia - A Call for Max)

> The real thing that can change people's minds are
> face-to-face interactions. Our social instincts force
> us to pay attention to the tangibility of flesh-and-blood
> persons.  We can outweigh a Wikipedia article.

I wouldn't know.  :-)

> But still, I encourage anyone to try modifying it.
> It's just that, Wikipedia is corrupt and someone
> with political power there (don't know if
> Loremaster has it) can do whatever they want.

Can anyone further substantiate the charge that
Wikipedia is "corrupt", or suggest links (that you
endorse) that would back up this claim?

Thanks much,
Lee




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