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Same as Wikipedia: wikis aren’t references. Ask them to cite an actual source. Grokipedia seems to have more and wider references than Wikipedia.


True, but more and wider references seems to imply better when I’m not sure that’s true. Wikipedia is edited and it’s sources are curated. I think that’s a good thing.


> it’s sources are curated. I think that’s a good thing.

Larry Sanger, Wikipedia's founder, does not.

https://larrysanger.org/nine-theses/#3-abolish-source-blackl...


Larry Sanger, the person who accuses Wikipedia of "smear campaigns against conservatives" [0] and begs Elon Musk to investigate whether members of the administration are contributing to Wikipedia [1] and to immediately defund them. That Larry Sanger.

[0] https://larrysanger.org/2023/06/how-wikipedia-smears-conserv...

[1] https://nypost.com/2025/03/07/media/wikipedia-co-founder-cal...


Yes. You can find his accusations of smear campaigns against conservatives and his evidence to support it in the link in the comment you just replied to.

Also:

“Wikipedia co-founder here. May I ask you to determine what branches of the U.S. government—if any!—have employees paid to edit, monitor, update, lobby, etc., WIkipedia?”

Is an excellent question.




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