W10. What would make writing on Wikipedia easier for me? - Yongil. Seon

"Specific lies become facts, and unspecific truths become lies."

1. Summary
I think people with a few conditions will often use Wikipedia. The first must be someone who has adapted to the screen text. Most people in my age do not understand this. However, people older than a decade or more than I tend to agree entirely with this statement. There are people who feel uncomfortable when viewing text through a computer or laptop monitor. These people do not immediately receive the data they find on the computer, but rather choose to print and read it. It can not withstand the fatigue of the monitor. If you do not feel this fatigue, you can easily use Wikipedia.
The second is confident. You need to be sure that the information you know is accurate so you can work on Wikipedia. Information that is not true or false can not be listed in the Internet encyclopedia that many people see. It does not matter if you are a nonsensical person who does not care about things like that, but basically you need to be sure about the information. So people are constantly looking for sources of information.
 

2. Interesting Point
People who use Wikipedia record their sources to prove that their information is certain. The source used here may be another encyclopedia site or a newspaper article. In addition, many other Wikipedia URLs are used. So if a person who uses Wikipedia as a fictitious self-citation of his information continues to make it true, even if it is a lie?
 

3. Discussion Point
This is the most controversial part. If the source of the information provided to Wikipedia is Wikipedia, is the information reliable? We have pointed out several times that there may be cases where malicious misinformation is given, pointing out the problem of Wikipedia. But now the problem is different from the previous ones. If you continue to self-quote the false information you have created, the false information will become a real thing. We must not forget that "Specific lies become facts, and unspecific truths become lies.".

Comments

  1. UnknownMay 13, 2018 at 8:07 AM

    I read your article well. It is a big problem that false information is provided as you think, and that false information is likely to be quoted and shared. And I agree with the saying, "Specific lies become facts, and unspecific truths become lies.".

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  2. UnknownMay 13, 2018 at 10:55 PM

    As you say, unreliable references continue to be cited, resulting in a vicious circle. Therefore, careful verification of the reference is required.

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