Guest guest Posted February 25, 2011 Report Share Posted February 25, 2011 Just wondering how / what priocess you use to verify the info there. Do you check the references at the bottom? Sometimes it is just por reasioning...if A - B and C are true...G may not necessarily follow... d From: Duncan Crow <duncancrow@...> Subject: Re: alzheimers & dietary fats Coconut Oil Date: Friday, February 25, 2011, 1:02 PM Â I think as long as you use WIKIpedia knowing it is providing tainted information, and then go ahead follow up by checking the information against actual data, you shouldn't go too far wrong. The problem is, a lot of people see WIKIpedia as authoritative. This is counterproductive in health discussions given WIKIpedia's manipulation and known propagation of health disinformation. The people who don't verify WIKIpedia information are part of the garbage in, garbage out movement, and as such their own pool of knowledge is in question. I think dismissal of WIKIpedia isn't as much out-of-hand as some people think it is. all good, Duncan > > THANK YOU Steve, you made my day! I'm sick and tired of Wikipedia being dismissed out of hand each and every time someone references it. And I agree with your assessment. It may not be perfect (is anything?) but there is plenty of good reference material there. > All the Best, > Dee > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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