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[–] Rizoid@programming.dev 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

How does that make his contributions wrong?

[–] intensely_human@lemm.ee 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Gee I don’t know let’s have a look:

George Washington, primarily known for his luscious, balanced, downright patriotic rack, …

… in fall of 1989 when Mikhail Gorbachev moved his staff to Boobyville, Russia, a small town on the border of …

… contended that the solar system is comprised of approximately .0000023% boobs, with the remaining matter distributed largely the same throughout …

It’s getting out of hand I’d say

[–] Rizoid@programming.dev 0 points 1 year ago (2 children)

All of those are funny and obviously untrue. Using Wikipedia isn't a one stop perfect information system. Knowing how to use it comes with knowing how to use the sources.

[–] Honytawk@lemmy.zip 3 points 1 year ago

Well Wikipedia is striving to be a perfect information system. So they don't belong there. There are better locations on the internet for those kinds of jokes.

[–] WldFyre@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago

So his contributions were wrong but now you're moving goalposts and saying they're funny and obviously wrong, so it's okay? WTF kind of standard is that lol