Topic: General Question: Wikipedia Question #165 by Derek S Status: ( Poll #619 ) Closed on 3/3/10 Friday, Jan 8 2010 2:46 p.m. PST Wikipedia Result: 8 votes_ 25% _ Strongly Approve 25% _ Somewhat Approve 37% _ Mixed 12% _ Somewhat Disapprove 0% _ Strongly Disapprove Reference: Author's Comment Public URL for this web page: http://www.OpenDebate.com/t170q165 | Voting Ended | Archived Question | Voter Demographics | Help | Message List: 42 Messages ... Show: | All | Last 24 Hours | Best Of | I strongly approve. The debate is not whether Wikipedia is a source or ... ....#1, Derek S, Jan 8 2010, 2:46 p.m. PST, 4 People Replied Brittanica forever! ....#2, Curmudgeonly Poet, Jan 9 2010, 12:11 p.m. PST, 2 People Replied http://news.cnet.com/2100-1038_3-5997332.html ....#3, Derek S, Jan 9 2010, 12:18 p.m. PST, 1 Person Replied Style is as important as substance. ....#4, Curmudgeonly Poet, Jan 9 2010, 12:39 p.m. PST, 1 Person Replied somewhat approve a lot of the info on there is reasonably accurate but it ... ....#5, Learningquest, Jan 12 2010, 7:12 p.m. PST, 1 Person Replied I love and trust Brittanica. It doesn't take too much effort to check ... ....#6, Ardee, Jan 29 2010, 12:43 p.m. PST, 1 Person Replied "Wikipedia is a online encyclopedia written and edited by an ad hoc ... ....#7, Ardee, Jan 29 2010, 12:51 p.m. PST, 1 Person Replied "A lot of the prejudice against it is elitist snobbery." Guilty ... ....#8, Curmudgeonly Poet, Jan 29 2010, 1:08 p.m. PST, 2 People Replied I suspect that we prefer what we grew up with. ....#9, Curmudgeonly Poet, Jan 29 2010, 1:09 p.m. PST, 1 Person Replied In case you haven't guessed, I was a nerd who loved encyclopedias as a kid. ... ....#10, Ardee, Jan 29 2010, 1:29 p.m. PST Conservapedia is not a source (please show me the real source) and due to ... ....#11, Derek S, Jan 29 2010, 3:16 p.m. PST, 1 Person Replied I know that Conservapedia is not a source of information. But, ... ....#12, Ardee, Jan 30 2010, 10:16 a.m. PST you are happy to be a elitist snob? ....#13, Learningquest, Jan 31 2010, 1:49 p.m. PST, 2 People Replied Of course. Consider the alternative. ....#14, Curmudgeonly Poet, Jan 31 2010, 2:22 p.m. PST, 1 Person Replied eh not being an elitist snob? ....#15, Learningquest, Jan 31 2010, 5:01 p.m. PST, 1 Person Replied No. Being part and parcel of the teeming masses. I certainly prefer being ... ....#16, Curmudgeonly Poet, Feb 1 2010, 8:55 a.m. PST, 1 Person Replied ah ....#17, Learningquest, Feb 1 2010, 11:25 a.m. PST Hear, hear! ....#18, SilverBee, Feb 8 2010, 3:38 p.m. PST (smile) ....#19, SilverBee, Feb 8 2010, 3:40 p.m. PST LOLOL Haven't you learned that much by now, LQ. That's one more thing ... ....#20, SilverBee, Feb 8 2010, 3:42 p.m. PST, 1 Person Replied I wouldn't have you any other way, Curmudge. ....#21, SilverBee, Feb 8 2010, 3:43 p.m. PST I thought that being elitist was considered a bad like being racist sexist ... ....#22, Learningquest, Feb 9 2010, 7:51 a.m. PST, 2 People Replied That is a common misconception. Being an elitist while lacking the ... ....#23, Curmudgeonly Poet, Feb 9 2010, 12:18 p.m. PST, 1 Person Replied Ah superior in what ways ? maybe viewing onesself as superior is a weakness ... ....#24, Learningquest, Feb 10 2010, 8:36 a.m. PST, 1 Person Replied "Ah superior in what ways ? " Intellectually, physically, ... ....#25, Curmudgeonly Poet, Feb 10 2010, 9:08 a.m. PST, 1 Person Replied LOLZ well wouldn't that be a good thing? couldn't Palin do with being ... ....#26, Learningquest, Feb 10 2010, 7:31 p.m. PST, 1 Person Replied Hell, I've already used that excuse. While being admitted for one of my ... ....#27, Curmudgeonly Poet, Feb 11 2010, 2:47 p.m. PST, 1 Person Replied LOL I am guessing the Nurse either laughed or slapped your face or ... ....#28, Learningquest, Feb 12 2010, 8:48 a.m. PST, 1 Person Replied She didn't get it and, as a result, neither did I. It was not until my ... ....#29, Curmudgeonly Poet, Feb 12 2010, 11:11 a.m. PST, 1 Person Replied How many heart attacks have you had exactly ? ....#30, Learningquest, Feb 13 2010, 3:12 a.m. PST, 1 Person Replied We're all elitists about something. I did a little research and found ... ....#31, SilverBee, Feb 13 2010, 11:51 a.m. PST, 1 Person Replied 5 MI's, a Stroke, and I bled out once. I have 6 stents and feel great. This ... ....#32, Curmudgeonly Poet, Feb 13 2010, 1:39 p.m. PST, 1 Person Replied lol that was funny. wikipedia has spawned a thousand illigitimate off ... ....#33, Learningquest, Feb 13 2010, 4:22 p.m. PST, 1 Person Replied if you ever want to change your SN or write your life story hard to kill ... ....#34, Learningquest, Feb 13 2010, 4:34 p.m. PST, 1 Person Replied Sometimes but not regularly. Same with Stewart and Olbermann. ....#35, SilverBee, Feb 13 2010, 5:14 p.m. PST, 1 Person Replied I am so out of touch with tv these days. Stewart and Olbermann? ....#36, Learningquest, Feb 14 2010, 12:21 p.m. PST, 1 Person Replied I've altered my eating habits, no longer "power" lift, do a lot ... ....#37, Curmudgeonly Poet, Feb 14 2010, 2:57 p.m. PST, 1 Person Replied But you knew Colbert. Jon Stewart has been called "the most trusted ... ....#38, SilverBee, Feb 15 2010, 11:06 a.m. PST, 1 Person Replied oh the daily show yes I know him now I thought the name Jon Stewart was ... ....#39, Learningquest, Feb 16 2010, 6:40 a.m. PST, 1 Person Replied of course it is worth it there are still lots of pretty girls for you to ... ....#40, Learningquest, Feb 16 2010, 6:52 a.m. PST Time Magazine poll: Well, in a result that he will probably accept as ... ....#41, SilverBee, Feb 16 2010, 6:33 p.m. PST, 1 Person Replied well everyone is entitled to their views. personally I would not see ... ....#42, Learningquest, Feb 17 2010, 9:56 a.m. PST © 1998-2005 www.OpenDebate.com - All Rights Reserved. . Feedback - Staff - Awards .