Gork@lemm.ee to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 months agoElon Musk Offers to Also Ruin Wikipediawww.rollingstone.comexternal-linkmessage-square441fedilinkarrow-up11.41Karrow-down1227cross-posted to: [email protected]
arrow-up11.18Karrow-down1external-linkElon Musk Offers to Also Ruin Wikipediawww.rollingstone.comGork@lemm.ee to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 months agomessage-square441fedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected]
minus-squarewagesj45@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up4·8 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-squareemberwit@feddit.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·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-squarewagesj45@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up2·8 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