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Posted by crazy teresa on August 1, 2006, at 18:15:57
Exactly why he's soooo lovable... ;~} ROFLOL!
Posted by PhoenixGirl on August 1, 2006, at 19:09:27
In reply to Stephen Colbert blocked from Wikipedia, posted by crazy teresa on August 1, 2006, at 18:15:57
Would do anything for a piece of that thang!
Posted by wildcardII on August 1, 2006, at 19:16:28
In reply to Stephen Colbert blocked from Wikipedia, posted by crazy teresa on August 1, 2006, at 18:15:57
Posted by Tabitha on August 1, 2006, at 23:16:48
In reply to Stephen Colbert blocked from Wikipedia, posted by crazy teresa on August 1, 2006, at 18:15:57
Wikipedia is such a great resource. I really hate to see people start vandalizing it like that. It's especially disturbing that someone in the media would encourage large numbers of people to vandalize it.
Plus I think he's missing the point. People can dispute articles on Wikipedia and make corrections. So false entries should eventually get corrected-- if enough honest & well-meaning writers participate. Sure some jokers can ruin it. That's the tradeoff of having it be an open document.
It just makes me sad, because to me it's one of the really great things on the internet, yet I think it will probably be vandalized more and more in the future.
Posted by crazy teresa on August 2, 2006, at 10:24:07
In reply to I want to have his baby, but he's married already., posted by PhoenixGirl on August 1, 2006, at 19:09:27
ROFL!
I don't know about getting a piece of him, but he'd be great at a party! ;~} He cracks me up!
Posted by crazy teresa on August 2, 2006, at 10:25:24
In reply to Re: Stephen Colbert blocked from Wikipedia, posted by Tabitha on August 1, 2006, at 23:16:48
I don't think he's the one who's missing the point.
Posted by Gabbi~G on August 2, 2006, at 13:39:46
In reply to Re: Stephen Colbert blocked from Wikipedia » Tabitha, posted by crazy teresa on August 2, 2006, at 10:25:24
I don't understand why what he did is supposed to be so charmingly irreverent and freaking brilliant. All he ended up doing was showing that Wikipedia ended up correcting itself.
I would think that most people would check sources other than Wikipedia before stating something as fact. It's no different in that regard than anything else you read. Big revelation...thanks Stephen
Posted by Gabbi~G on August 2, 2006, at 14:17:18
In reply to Re: Stephen Colbert blocked from Wikipedia, posted by Tabitha on August 1, 2006, at 23:16:48
> Plus I think he's missing the point.
>>I agree.
> People can dispute articles on Wikipedia and make corrections. So false entries should eventually get corrected-- if enough honest & well-meaning writers participate.>>I think That's the only point I think he ended up making, however inadvertant.
> Sure some jokers can ruin it. That's the tradeoff of having it be an open document.
>>Yeah, I'd much rather have that risk than some of the "facts" we were taught in school that are forever left in print.
Things like.. the native people of Canada were scalping savages.Yup they really taught us that, and I so wish those books were open documents. Or the fuel for a bonfire.
Posted by caraher on August 2, 2006, at 15:22:46
In reply to Re: Stephen Colbert blocked from Wikipedia » crazy teresa, posted by Gabbi~G on August 2, 2006, at 13:39:46
I took it as an extension of the concept of "truthiness." "Truthiness" is Colbert's right-wing alter-ego's gold standard for belief. "Wikireality" is the reality one might manipulate in order to shape truthiness.
I don't think he intended it as a commentary on Wikipedia, but on the tendency of many in the public eye to deliberately defy facts in order to maintain certain illusions.
Posted by cloudydaze on August 2, 2006, at 19:08:25
In reply to Re: Stephen Colbert blocked from Wikipedia, posted by caraher on August 2, 2006, at 15:22:46
If I ever use Wikipedia as a resource for research, I always check it against multiple other sources.
I would do this with any source though...I think it's just smart to do.
Posted by Gabbi~G on August 2, 2006, at 20:01:39
In reply to Re: Stephen Colbert blocked from Wikipedia, posted by caraher on August 2, 2006, at 15:22:46
>
> I don't think he intended it as a commentary on Wikipedia, but on the tendency of many in the public eye to deliberately defy facts in order to maintain certain illusions.Well, I'd like to think that. He's a genius, and I love the guy. He did say though that he wanted to show that if something is repeated often enough it's considered to be true.
True enough, but I was really surprised that he of all people picked Wikipedia when there are so many more blatant examples, peer reviewed Journal articles being but one, and one far less likely to be corrected in a reasonable amount of time.
Posted by Jost on August 2, 2006, at 22:14:05
In reply to Re: Stephen Colbert blocked from Wikipedia, posted by Gabbi~G on August 2, 2006, at 20:01:39
Stephen Colbert is such a smart guy, with a very incisive wit. I really admire his show.
On the Wikipedia, his point might have been that lots of people (myself included, actually) didn't know that the information there isn't fact-checked.
Or, at least, not completely, and not until after-the-fact. Certainly, there might be pages that no one challenges, or the challenge process could take time, and some things spread very quickly, esp. online.
So I'll be more careful about what I quote from there, now, although I'm pretty sure much of it is reliable.
This hasn't been his best week. Possibly summer burn-out (or brown-out-- many of which, unannounced, have afflicted this whole city recently).
Jost
Posted by Declan on August 3, 2006, at 2:55:41
In reply to I want to have his baby, but he's married already., posted by PhoenixGirl on August 1, 2006, at 19:09:27
Is he that good looking?
Posted by gardenergirl on August 3, 2006, at 13:15:32
In reply to Re: I want to have his baby, but he's married alre » PhoenixGirl, posted by Declan on August 3, 2006, at 2:55:41
Posted by wildcardII on August 3, 2006, at 14:54:31
In reply to Even better. He's funny. (nm) » Declan, posted by gardenergirl on August 3, 2006, at 13:15:32
b/c i have no clue who he is..lol
Posted by caraher on August 3, 2006, at 15:00:54
In reply to i feel awful » gardenergirl, posted by wildcardII on August 3, 2006, at 14:54:31
> b/c i have no clue who he is..lol
See, for instance,
http://www.comedycentral.com/shows/the_colbert_report/index.jhtml
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