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REP Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-24-06 07:38 AM
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Wikipedia - Crack for Pedants
Everytime I look up something and end up on a Wikipedia page, I end up editing it. I just spent a couple of hours sprucing up the Cyril Kornbluth and Marching Morons pages. If I could type more, I'd add a page on Half but screw it. I'll do it later.
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Spider Jerusalem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-24-06 07:47 AM
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1. I'm the same way.
Any Wikipedia article I read, I usually HAVE to edit; either to add more detail, to correct factual inaccuracies, or to correct poor grammar. (given the time to do it in I'm sure I could probably turn the entries on some subjects into near-book-length dissertations in themselves.)
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REP Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-24-06 07:55 AM
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2. By The Way - Your Mudd Info Was a Big Hit!
Using your big wad o'info as starting point (and a lot of the in-between), I made up a nice genealogy for the in-laws, and it was a big hit. If you're interested, I'd be glad to shoot you a copy of the final result.
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Spider Jerusalem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-24-06 09:03 AM
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3. Sure, why not...
I'll PM you my email.
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underpants Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-24-06 09:08 AM
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4. Eh, I like it
I think it gives a good overview on topics. I tend to look a little further on some things but generally it gives me the who what when where and how that I need.
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rug Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-24-06 09:15 AM
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5. You need a comma after "Half".
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