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Can a source that anyone can edit be trusted?

Axis: yes, open editing works and can be trusted ... no, anyone-can-edit sources are unreliable

John

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2007-02-21 new 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. February 21st, 2007: The Wikipedia in Your Mind 00:00:51

Hank

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2007-05-15 new 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