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Truths, half-truths and Wikipedia: Tom Melly
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Tom Melly, on the Wikification of the obituaries of his father, George MellyWikipedia comes in for a fair amount of criticism these days from El Reg and other publications, but I can’t help wondering if we’re missing the real point regarding its status as an encyclopedia. Most of the arguments hinge on its accuracy, or lack of it. But if our criteria for an encyclopedia is a guarantee of 100 per cent accuracy, then there are no encyclopaedias now, … Read More