tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8290973459084131413.post1502746512703840080..comments2024-03-23T06:42:28.774+08:00Comments on the view from fanling: the democratization of knowledgeDennis Hodgsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09409579380626581592noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8290973459084131413.post-42375243643663321822014-10-03T01:21:37.807+08:002014-10-03T01:21:37.807+08:00Keith, you’ve just reminded me not to consult Yaho...Keith, you’ve just reminded me <i>not</i> to consult Yahoo Answers, which sounds to me more like anarchy than democracy.<br />Dennis Hodgsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09409579380626581592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8290973459084131413.post-22323439504211437372014-10-03T01:18:49.979+08:002014-10-03T01:18:49.979+08:00The star would probably have been Betelgeuse in Or...The star would probably have been Betelgeuse in Orion. It's the kind of thing I like to ask, but I have no recollection of the actual incident you describe. Mind you, my head is probably stuffed with useless information too.<br />Dennis Hodgsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09409579380626581592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8290973459084131413.post-23414310035318630552014-10-02T23:49:19.610+08:002014-10-02T23:49:19.610+08:00I totally agree about Wiki, however I reckon Yahoo...I totally agree about Wiki, however I reckon Yahoo Answers has an accuracy rate of around ten percent - with answers coming from members of the general public who are totally convinced of their veracityAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02572365562491325706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8290973459084131413.post-74792188821958146842014-10-02T23:45:28.836+08:002014-10-02T23:45:28.836+08:00Hi Denis,
Whie reading the part about Paula and yo...Hi Denis,<br />Whie reading the part about Paula and yourself looking at the halo. I was transported back twenty odd years I guess when I was walking down the hill from your flat to the coast road to catch a bus into Sai Kung. You were walking behind with Paula and said 'Hey Keith, what colour is that star?'<br />'Red' I replied -which was very obvious to me and obviously to you, Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02572365562491325706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8290973459084131413.post-25667368693747669852014-09-08T14:22:32.478+08:002014-09-08T14:22:32.478+08:00I’ve heard that some of Wikipedia’s editors automa...I’ve heard that some of Wikipedia’s editors automatically reject <i>any</i> changes made by casual visitors to the site, which is an obvious flaw in the system. And I agree that points raised in the talk pages rarely find their way into the main articles.<br /><br />However, I do think that the main reason Wikipedia is consulted so frequently is that it’s always at the top of search results (and Dennis Hodgsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09409579380626581592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8290973459084131413.post-89665152846441551372014-09-08T03:01:20.492+08:002014-09-08T03:01:20.492+08:00Wikipedia doesn't allow anyone to alter their ...Wikipedia doesn't allow anyone to alter their stuffs. If you do any change the "aeries" will delete it.<br />Go to the "Talk" page and you'll have people correcting the flaws but the editors treat anybody who has a different in the most uneducated way.<br />There are some good contributions on the talk page and we can have more accurate info from those who are treated Anahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05742171327602935061noreply@blogger.com