@Gork@lemm.eecake to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish • 2 years agoElon Musk Offers to Also Ruin Wikipediawww.rollingstone.comexternal-linkmessage-square418arrow-up11.33Kcross-posted to: opensource@lemmy.ml
arrow-up11.33Kexternal-linkElon Musk Offers to Also Ruin Wikipediawww.rollingstone.com@Gork@lemm.eecake to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish • 2 years agomessage-square418cross-posted to: opensource@lemmy.ml
minus-squarewagesj45linkfedilink3•2 years ago Wikipedia just summarizes the primary sources. Technically, I think they only allow primary sources to be referenced if supported by a secondary source. They have weird and complex rules around that,
minus-square@emberwit@feddit.delinkfedilinkEnglish1•edit-22 years agoWikipedia prefers secondary sources, but I think that is not what user Star meant by primary. Just the sources that Wikipedia itself works with.
minus-squarewagesj45linkfedilink2•2 years agoYou’re right, but what would the internet be without a little pedantry and ignoring the point of the post? :D
Technically, I think they only allow primary sources to be referenced if supported by a secondary source. They have weird and complex rules around that,
Wikipedia prefers secondary sources, but I think that is not what user Star meant by primary. Just the sources that Wikipedia itself works with.
You’re right, but what would the internet be without a little pedantry and ignoring the point of the post? :D