Can a source that anyone can edit be trusted?
In 2007 Hank granted that Wikipedia has flaws, since anyone can edit it and vandalism happens, yet said he really believes in the idea of it.
Axis: yes, open editing works and can be trusted ... no, anyone-can-edit sources are unreliable
Positions by date: 1 record in 1 video. One position from each speaker here, so no change can be shown.
Hank
| date | how | position | video |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-05-15 | first on record | Hank says Wikipedia has flaws (anyone can edit, vandalism) but he really believes in the idea of Wikipedia. | May 15th: A Bit More EBO and Wikipedia 00:02:26 |
Background
| date | how | position | video |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-02-21 | background | John says a brain-Wikipedia would be fine except that one anyone can edit lets others rewrite what you know; expert-only editing in turn starts a dystopia. (playful) | February 21st, 2007: The Wikipedia in Your Mind 00:00:51 |