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- Wed May 29, 2013 3:57 pm
- Forum: News and Media
- Topic: An Epistemological Critique of Wikipedia
- Replies: 79
- Views: 10710
Re: An Epistemological Critique of Wikipedia
The idea that Wikipedia is epistemologically conservative may be counter-intuitive for many. Is not Wikipedia completely open and free? Don’t we know that anybody may write and edit this encyclopedia and that the editing process itself is transparent? Isn’t Wikipedia a fantastic example of internat...
- Thu Apr 25, 2013 8:44 pm
- Forum: News and Media
- Topic: Wikipedia’s Sexism Toward Female Novelists
- Replies: 181
- Views: 9141
Re: Wikipedia’s Sexism Toward Female Novelists
Nominators rationale this category seems to run afoul of WP:Cat/gender. There does not seem to be well established discussions of the roles of women in accounting.John Pack Lambert (talk) 03:59, 21 July 2011 (UTC) That category was kept, despite JPL's rationale. Still want to blame him? That makes ...
- Thu Apr 25, 2013 8:13 pm
- Forum: News and Media
- Topic: Wikipedia’s Sexism Toward Female Novelists
- Replies: 181
- Views: 9141
Re: Wikipedia’s Sexism Toward Female Novelists
Johnpacklambert is likely to end up being the scapegoat for this, although he was just doing what is common practice on WP. The whole "subcategories are included in the main category" argument is nonsense. If a person is categorized as belonging to "women cyclists" their article doesn't show them a...